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Quot homines tot sententiae | curious reader | Job 33:4

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"Mathematics is a continuing creative endeavor with aesthetic values similar to those found in art and music. In particular, mathematics is a living subject, not one that has long since been embalmed in textbooks." - From 1955 College Board Mathematics Commission's report.

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From 1955 College Board Mathematics Commission's report.

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If you write the numbers from 82 to 1 in descending order, you will get a 155-digit prime number. 😮

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"We are reminded again of that remark of Goethe's which we have already quoted, and which we called the finest maxim for any kind of psychotherapy: "If we take people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as if they were what they ought to be, we help them to become…


In his book "Totality and Infinity" Levinas* touches on the concept on the face of the other. It is precisely this encounter phenomena that he analyzes. It is the meetup where you face the Other, and the Other is present, is there, is alive and their face speaks even if words are…


On God’s part, creation is not an act of self-expansion but of restraint and renunciation. God and all his creatures are less than God alone. God accepted this diminution. He emptied a part of his being from himself. He had already emptied himself in this act of his divinity;…


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The angels discovered AI when they observed an uptick in em dashes in human prayers.


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Handwriting = Neural Wiring. New study just confirmed what we’ve known all along: Kids learn better when they write by hand. • Stronger memory • Faster pattern recognition • Deeper language imprinting Why? Because handwriting isn’t just motor movement. It’s symbolic…

Writing by Hand Helps Children Learn Letters Better A new study has shown that young children learn letters and word structures more effectively through handwriting than by using keyboards. Researchers taught 5- to 6-year-olds unfamiliar letters and pseudowords through either…

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A new study has shown that young children learn letters and word structures more effectively through handwriting than by using keyboards.

Researchers taught 5- to 6-year-olds unfamiliar letters and pseudowords through either…


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“[A] student of English literature who does not know the Bible does not understand a good deal of what is going on in what he reads: the most conscientious student will be continually misconstruing the implications, even the meaning.” —Northrop Frye, The Great Code


Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις καὶ ἡ ζωή He is risen! Praise the LORD! Happy Easter!


Beautiful poem by Miguel Angel Asturias - Dar es amar To give is to love, To give prodigiously: For every drop of water To return a torrent. We were made that way, Made to scatter Seeds in the furrow And stars in the ocean…. #MiguelAngelAsturias #Caudal #TheFortune


A beautiful passage from “Lost in Thought” from @zenahitz on intellectual life. Love how it begins as a refuge and how it ends “to remind oneself of one’s universal human heritage”

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I studied groups that have made outstanding technological achievements. What they have in common: Curiosity, a big vision, an initial attack vector, a way to measure progress, people oriented towards rapid advancement, and a relentless focus on the few things that matter.


Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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