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Paul Erdős, a great Hungarian mathematician of the 20th century was famous of proposing cash prizes for his math problems. He never owned anything (everything he had could be put into a small suitcase). He thought possession is evil. He … Continue reading →

Let me begin with the following declaration: “Not anyone can do mathematics” or “Mathematics is not for everybody.” Who should be doing mathematics then? Some people might say smart people. Being smart is certainly helpful to do mathematics. Someone being … Continue reading →

The other day I was reading a blog article by Andrei Martyanov and he said in there: “One cannot fight physics and math, it’s impossible.” The article was not about math or physics and he is neither a mathematician nor … Continue reading →

I don’t remember who said it but someone (could be one of French mathematicians) said “Mathematicians are those who turn coffee into theorems“. It rings so true to me. I love coffee. I love its smell and taste. The smell … Continue reading →

I stumbled upon a Wikipedia entry that says the idea of warp drive first appeared in the sci-fi novel Islands of Space by John W. Campbell Jr. If I were a rare book collector, I would’ve wanted to buy the … Continue reading →