Month: November 2011
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Powers of Eleven Day
Pascal’s Triangle, Odd Numbers Highlighted One of the great joys of being human is our incredible powers of pattern recognition. Our brain’s ability to manifest meaningful associations out of the complex morass of sensory stimuli perpetually assaulting us is a cognitive expertise into which computers are only just starting to venture successfully. It’s what allows…
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Archeological Narratives that Enchant the Imagination
Shonisaur vertebral disks arranged in curious linear patterns Credit: Mark McMenamin I admit it. I knew better when I posted the story about the kraken lair to my Facebook for my less scientifically literate friends to awe and wonder at. I could tell from the scant evidence provided in the press release that there really…