What is Origami? Origami does not originate from a sole inventor, it was crafted over centuries by many different hands for various ceremonial purposes in Japan and even China (Robinson, 2026). The word we use today, origami, is derived from…
“What’s your favorite subject?” “I’m not sure… just definitely not math. What’s yours?” “Oh, funny story…” Ah yes, math, the subject notorious for being one of the hardest subjects in school, with “math anxiety” being the term coined for the…
Have you ever heard of 2048? If you memorize the powers of 2, then you would know this is simply 2 to the power of 11. However, that’s not how most people react. My first impression was “What’s with this…
Brachistochrone – A word originating from Greece that means “shortest time.” The brachistochrone problem is a well known problem in the world of physics that involves finding a curve such that, assuming there is no friction, a ball traveling along…
As an aspiring scientist, I look to encourage as many people as possible to read what knowledge I can share. Technology has made that incredibly easy, as proven in history by the boon caused by the printing press. A huge…
Today I’d like to talk about everyone’s favorite, least-favorite subject in school: Math Math can seem very scary and complicated. And this feeling is very valid to have – math does get more complicated the more you learn. When faced…
Welcome back to our discussion on the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox! If you haven’t read part 1, part 2, and part 3 already, then it goes without saying that you should start there! This time we’ll be discussing…
What do you think the following means? 1010 One-thousand and ten, right? What if I told you that it meant four-thousand one-hundred and twelve? Or three-hundred and fifty? Or simply ten? The truth is that all of these answers are…