I’m sure everyone has been stuck in traffic before, and while you’re waiting for the car to move, you’ve wondered why can’t they just build more roads, so that all of this would go quicker? There is a so-called paradox; Braess’ paradox, which says that in some specific cases removing a road might actually be …
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Most of you have probably noticed that I recently sprained my ankle and am therefore currently on crutches. And the people who have known me for multiple years will know that this is not the first time that I’ve been on crutches and that I’ve also injured my arms/hands multiple times. I think at this …
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If I showed you a picture of the symbol capital Omega (Ω), what would be the first thing that comes to mind? The other day I was tutoring a girl in high school electricity. She had just calculated the resistance of a lightbulb, so I told her to add the units to the answer and …
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