Why Can’t We Divide by Zero?
I’ve often wondered why this rule of mathematics has withstood the test of time: don’t divide by zero. In the world of math, many strange results are possible when we change the rules. But there’s one rule that most of us have been warned not to break: don’t divide by zero. How can the simple […]
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Why Kids Write Letters Backward
As the pandemic has closed schools and I’ve become an impromptu teacher. I have always wondered why kids write letters backwards. Vox explains in detail.
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Did Google Just Achieve ‘Quantum Supremacy’?
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Seeker examines a leaked paper from Google claimed that a quantum computer demonstrated “quantum supremacy.” But what does that mean exactly? Quantum computers’ potential and the advantages they promise over classical computers all remain largely theoretical, and hypothetically speaking, it is predicted that quantum computers will be able to solve problems that are beyond the […]
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