Mathematics
How to solve the Rubik’s Cube
Learn how to solve the “impossible puzzle” in eight simple steps
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Mathematics
The Four-Color Theorem
Its Surreal Simplicity & Critical Challenge To Re-Define The Modern Theorem
Game Theory
The Nash Equilibrium, explained
A strategy profile is a Nash equilibrium if no player can do better by unilaterally changing his or her strategy
Samuelson
Flavors of Randomness
Implications of the Efficient-Market Hypothesis
Mathematics
How to Perform Calendar Calculations
In less than 30 minutes, learn how to calculate which weekday any given date occurs on
Mathematics
Unexpected Beauty in Primes
The Visualization of Primes & Its Potential Significance
Game Theory
The Median Voter Theorem
Why politicians move to the center
Astronomy
The Drake Equation
How to Estimate the Number of Aliens in the Milky Way
Mathematics
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
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Logic
The Limits of Logic
What happens when logic goes wrong?
Physics
The Bohr-Einstein Debate
The year is 1905. Newly graduated with a Ph.D. in physics, Albert Einstein publishes the paper Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichttspunkt (“On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light”).
Physics
The Wave Equation
Bonus: Separation of Variables