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History of mathematics. Utrecht University: https://www.uu.nl/staff/VNEBlasjo Podcast: https://intellectualmathematics.com/opinionated-history-of-mathematics/
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@viktorblasjo.bsky.socialEnd your week, and begin every other, with the reflection that prefaced the 1991 edition of George Steiner's 'After Babel'
Show PostThis is a fully visually evident proof of the fact that the diagonal of a regular unit pentagon is the golden ratio. arxiv.org/abs/2610.18903
Show PostSeeing this metaphor of 'conjecture as lighthouse' a lot lately. I don't like it, I thought lighthouses are a thing you should avoid (at risk of sinking and drowning). Can any lighthouse expert weigh in on this?
Show PostI just updated this web app I made last summer—it lets you design your own US weather maps for use in Multivariable Calculus classes. Now you can add cities to the map and save map settings for later. I also improved the UI. divisbyzero.github.io/isothermgene...
Show PostA related 📜of him is "Operationalism: An Interpretation of the Philosophy of Ancient Greek Geometry" ↘️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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