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== Better Than News ==
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== Are You Sure ==
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== On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction ==
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== Topic of the Day ==
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Better Than News

  • A Screwtape Darkly is a science fiction Christian apologetic satire novel by Philip K. Dick and C. S. Lewis.

    A Screwtape Darkly is a science fiction Christian apologetic satire novel by Philip K. Dick and C. S. Lewis.

  • Big Heat is a 1996 American comedy crime film -directed by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, and Michael Mann, starring, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro.

    Big Heat is a 1996 American comedy crime film -directed by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, and Michael Mann, starring, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro.

  • A Star is Barbie is an American musical fantasy romantic drama film starring Margot Robbie, Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand, and Ryan Gosling.

    A Star is Barbie is an American musical fantasy romantic drama film starring Margot Robbie, Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand, and Ryan Gosling.

  • Voyage to the Eternal Sunshine of the Bottomless Sea is a 2004 romantic science fiction thriller film which uses elements of submarine warfare, claustrophobic tension, and a nonlinear need-to-know mission which explores the topography and marine life of the ocean floor.

    Voyage to the Eternal Sunshine of the Bottomless Sea is a 2004 romantic science fiction thriller film which uses elements of submarine warfare, claustrophobic tension, and a nonlinear need-to-know mission which explores the topography and marine life of the ocean floor.

  • Bearfly is a 1987 American buddy comedy film about a down-on-his-luck writer (Mickey Rourke) who befriends an alcoholic bear (Paddington).

    Bearfly is a 1987 American buddy comedy film about a down-on-his-luck writer (Mickey Rourke) who befriends an alcoholic bear (Paddington).

  • "All Notions Transit" is an anagram of "Lost in Translation".

    "All Notions Transit" is an anagram of "Lost in Translation".

  • Erotic Maps of Undersea Cables is an annual publication by diarist Anaïs Nin of her thoughts on the world's most arousing undersea cables.

    Erotic Maps of Undersea Cables is an annual publication by diarist Anaïs Nin of her thoughts on the world's most arousing undersea cables.

Are You Sure

• ... that Binet's Formula, which expresses Fibonacci numbers in closed form, is named in honor of Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, although the same result was known to Abraham de Moivre a century earlier?

• ... that CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion?

• ... that philosopher Imre Lakatos tried to establish that no theorem of informal mathematics is final or perfect, and that we should not think that a theorem is ultimately true, only that no counterexample has yet been found?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1768: Mathematician and mechanician Charles Étienne Louis Camus dies. He was the author of Cours de mathématiques (Paris, 1766), along with a number of essays on mathematical and mechanical subjects.

    1768: Mathematician and mechanician Charles Étienne Louis Camus dies. He was the author of Cours de mathématiques (Paris, 1766), along with a number of essays on mathematical and mechanical subjects.

  • 1786: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Jacques Philippe Marie Binet born. He will make significant contributions to number theory, and the mathematical foundations of matrix algebra.

    1786: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Jacques Philippe Marie Binet born. He will make significant contributions to number theory, and the mathematical foundations of matrix algebra.

  • 1829: Inventor, engineer, and philanthropist William Stanley born. He will design and manufacture precision drawing and mathematical instruments, as well as surveying instruments and telescopes.

    1829: Inventor, engineer, and philanthropist William Stanley born. He will design and manufacture precision drawing and mathematical instruments, as well as surveying instruments and telescopes.

  • 1882: Mathematician Joseph Wedderburn born. He will make significant contributions to algebra, proving that a finite division algebra is a field, and proving part of the Artin–Wedderburn theorem on simple algebras.

    1882: Mathematician Joseph Wedderburn born. He will make significant contributions to algebra, proving that a finite division algebra is a field, and proving part of the Artin–Wedderburn theorem on simple algebras.

  • 1897: Mathematician Gertrude Blanch born. Blanch will be a pioneer of numerical analysis and computation, leading the Mathematical Tables Project in New York from its beginning, the Numerical Analysis at UCLA computing division, and mathematical research at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

    1897: Mathematician Gertrude Blanch born. Blanch will be a pioneer of numerical analysis and computation, leading the Mathematical Tables Project in New York from its beginning, the Numerical Analysis at UCLA computing division, and mathematical research at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

  • 1900: "Fightin'" Bert Russell agrees to organize and chair an informal "Queensberry Rules" boxing subcommittee at the World Peace Conference "if so doing will further the best interests of humanity."

    1900: "Fightin'" Bert Russell agrees to organize and chair an informal "Queensberry Rules" boxing subcommittee at the World Peace Conference "if so doing will further the best interests of humanity."

  • 1905: Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand born.

    1905: Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand born.

  • 1950: Mathematician and author Constantin Carathéodory dies. He pioneered the axiomatic formulation of thermodynamics along a purely geometrical approach.

    1950: Mathematician and author Constantin Carathéodory dies. He pioneered the axiomatic formulation of thermodynamics along a purely geometrical approach.

  • 1969: New evidence suggests that The Eel Escapes Hydrolab is based on actual events.

    1969: New evidence suggests that The Eel Escapes Hydrolab is based on actual events.

  • 1970: Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, and political activist Bertrand Russell dies.

    1970: Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, and political activist Bertrand Russell dies.

  • 1974: Mathematician, philosopher, and academic Imre Lakatos dies. He is known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its 'methodology of proofs and refutations' in its pre-axiomatic stages of development.

    1974: Mathematician, philosopher, and academic Imre Lakatos dies. He is known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its 'methodology of proofs and refutations' in its pre-axiomatic stages of development.

  • 2017: Mathematician Bertram Kostant dies. He was one of the principal developers of the theory of geometric quantization.

    2017: Mathematician Bertram Kostant dies. He was one of the principal developers of the theory of geometric quantization.

Topic of the Day

Telephones

  • No Escape From Telephones is a 1953 American science fiction thriller film about a police officer (Dick Tracy) who must bring a deranged computer (HAL 9000) to justice.

    No Escape From Telephones is a 1953 American science fiction thriller film about a police officer (Dick Tracy) who must bring a deranged computer (HAL 9000) to justice.

  • Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

    Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

  • From Cape Town With Love is a syndicated direct investment advice program starring celebrity economist James Bond.

    From Cape Town With Love is a syndicated direct investment advice program starring celebrity economist James Bond.

  • Red Phone Missile Command is a telecommunications provider and nuclear war management service.

    Red Phone Missile Command is a telecommunications provider and nuclear war management service.

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