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Carlo Frabetti

Sep 29 2023
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Gamow's elevator

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Among the numerous means of transportation that appear in recreational mathematics problems, elevators could not be missing.

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Sep 22 2023
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Illustrious unknowns

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Some very important numbers are known and accessible, such as π oe, but others, such as Chaitin's constant, are ignored and difficult to understand by non-mathematicians.

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Sep 15 2023
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More very interesting numbers

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Here are some candidates to add to the list of the most interesting numbers

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Sep 08 2023
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The most interesting numbers

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

All numbers are interesting, but some are interesting in a very special way.

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Sep 01 2023
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Pappus's theorem

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Pappus of Alexandria formulated important geometric theorems and studied the Platonic solids in relation to the sphere

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Aug 25 2023
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Tree plantation

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Depending on certain configurations, planting trees is a classic brain teaser topic.

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Aug 18 2023
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Author's riddles

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Many logical enigmas belong to oral tradition and their origin is not known, but others are the work of prestigious authors.

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Aug 11 2023
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Coincidences and probabilities

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

It is easy to take events that are actually quite probable as amazing coincidences.

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Aug 04 2023
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Impure matches

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

There are coincidences that do not seem so and apparent coincidences due to unclear causes.

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Jul 28 2023
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The logic of jokes

By Carlo Frabetti Portal

Jokes are closely related to riddles, lateral thinking and the eureka phenomenon.

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