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83Abel's Proof: A Gentle Introduction to Mathematics
Mathematics Can Be Interesting... Really Mathematics is not something that we normally associate with sublime beauty. The way mathematics is taught, it is a subject that many if not most people would prefer...
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81The Story Behind the Mop Top Haircut
Since I'm a Beatles fan, it makes sense for me to write on the hair style that still gets associated with them. The mop top hairstyle gets its name because it reminded the older generation of a wet mop. For...
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81Ashok: A Short Biography of Ashoka the Great of India
According to Wikipedia, H.G. Wells wrote: "In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who call themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties", and "their exalted majesties"...
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78How long did ancient civilizations last?
Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was that I couldn't remember where I had heard that. In fact, I wasn't all...
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79What is a Civilization?
Recently, I was talking to a colleague at work and I mentioned that civilizations tend to last only 500 years. I had heard this somewhere but I couldn't remember where. Of course, to even begin this...
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75The New Pythagoreans: The Secret Society of Modern Mathematics
When I was a child, I remember seeing a Disney short about mathematics called Donald in Mathmagic Land. In it, I learned about the Pythagoreans, a secret math society from Ancient Greece who believed that...
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74What are the top 5 movies that have changed your life? I am not looking for your favorite or most entertaining, more...
This is a great question. In thinking about this question, I realize that the movies that have affected me the most are the movies that I saw as a child. These are movies that challenged my assumptions about...
0 comments71Using the Code Capsule
Today, we added the code capsule to the HubPages hubtool. This will make it easier for technical people to use code samples as part of their hub. The code capsule supports a large number of formats...
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66Movie Review: The Tin Man: If you liked the Wizard of Oz, check this out.
This week, I watched the Tin Man, a mini-series which attempts a new interpretation of the Wizard of Oz. Before I tell you my thoughts, let me warn you about my biases. I should say at the outset that The...
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71Here Comes Everybody: Clay Shirky's take on social networks and their impact
Clay Shirky is a profound thinker. For many years, his writings have greatly influenced the thinking of many technology leaders. I first heard about Shirky's writings in 2004 when Joe Kraus, the former CEO...
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