A paradox that rocks the foundations of scientific reasoning! — The raven paradox knocks at the door of one of the most fundamental aspects of science. At its core, it stems from the following question: “What is evidence?” Logician and philosopher Carl Gustav Hempel formulated a playful-sounding logic puzzle in the 1940s to demonstrate how this paradox occurs. …

Story Time… — In today’s digital era, all sorts of engaging narratives are locked away in niche corners of the internet. I was recently looking up mathematical academia experiences, and landed on a very interesting story. So, I thought I would give shed more light on it. That’s right. This essay is not…

A Game of Hardware Vs. Software! — Imagine this: You are reclining in your favourite armchair, a steaming cup of coffee sitting close by, and are engrossed in a deep, enlightening conversation with a friend. “The big bucks are in software,” she says. “Just look at the Apples, Googles, and Facebooks of the world!” And while you…

Animation + Recursion + Web Development = Tricky! — I have recently been investing a lot of time and effort into web development, and one of my recent challenges was to do animated recursion. This story started when I wrote an essay on infinite regress, where I explained how we can use recursive algorithms to general very interesting fractal…

These concepts are hilariously simple! — The concepts of Sin and Cos appear in a variety of places in mathematics and science. Yet, many folks struggle to understand why we need these concepts. Take mathematics involving frequencies for instance. How are the notions of Sin and Cos related to frequencies? Well, by the end of this…

Problem solving does NOT have to be a chore! — I recently had the pleasure of playing “escape room” with a couple of friends and their friends. I barely knew some of these people. We started without any expectations and were doing random stuff that pleased each of us. Over the course of one hour, we banded into an incredibly…

A Race to Uncover the 3 Quickest Contenders! — The 25-Car Puzzle features a simple setting but can be deceptively challenging. I recently came across this puzzle from Christopher D. Long and found it very engaging. So, I thought I would write about it. Our puzzle begins with a paddock of 25 race cars. You are to figure out…

Or…How to avoid group facepalms? — In my essay on emergent behaviour, I talked about a mesmerising flock of birds moving gracefully in unison (murmuration) as a prime example of emergent behaviour.

Decoding nature’s hidden choreography! — Picture this: You are at a park, enjoying a lovely sunny day. A huge flock of hundred or so birds swoops overhead, moving gracefully in unison. The birds change direction together, never crashing into one another, like a well-choreographed dance troupe. “How do they do that?” …