Postmodern Academist
@postmodernacademic.bsky.social
Chemistry Professor interested in pretty much everything.
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Question 3:
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
Sorry I'm a bit late on the answer to question 3. Life is... um... crazy.
March 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sorry I'm a bit late on the answer to question 3. Life is... um... crazy.
Happy Pi day!
March 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy Pi day!
Wooly mice!
I feel like there's tons of bioethics issues here, but I'm too fried to do a deep dive.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
I feel like there's tons of bioethics issues here, but I'm too fried to do a deep dive.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
Colossal Biosciences engineers woolly mammoth-like hair into mice
The company wants to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction. Giving mice mammoth hair is a start
cen.acs.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wooly mice!
I feel like there's tons of bioethics issues here, but I'm too fried to do a deep dive.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
I feel like there's tons of bioethics issues here, but I'm too fried to do a deep dive.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
Going forward, im going to be posting puzzles once a month rather than once every two weeks - basically, I'm going to run out of puzzles if I don't.
In the meantime, I'm going to try to regularly post snack-sozed articles on topics of interest!
In the meantime, I'm going to try to regularly post snack-sozed articles on topics of interest!
March 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Going forward, im going to be posting puzzles once a month rather than once every two weeks - basically, I'm going to run out of puzzles if I don't.
In the meantime, I'm going to try to regularly post snack-sozed articles on topics of interest!
In the meantime, I'm going to try to regularly post snack-sozed articles on topics of interest!
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I'm sorry for raining on this parade, but the "transgender mice" talking point is bullshit, but not because someone mistook "transgenic" for "transgender."
The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.
The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm sorry for raining on this parade, but the "transgender mice" talking point is bullshit, but not because someone mistook "transgenic" for "transgender."
The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.
The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.
Question 3:
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Question 3:
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
What is the smallest 10-digit number in base 10 which:
-Contains all digits 0-9
-Is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not 7)
Answer in 2 weeks!
Answer to last week's question here!
youtube.com/shorts/Fx6TE...
Link to Question 2:
bsky.app/profile/post...
So, this amazing thing called "life" happened, which means the solution to the current puzzle will have to wait until Saturday!
On the other hand, that gives everyone another couple of days to answer.
On the other hand, that gives everyone another couple of days to answer.
February 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
So, this amazing thing called "life" happened, which means the solution to the current puzzle will have to wait until Saturday!
On the other hand, that gives everyone another couple of days to answer.
On the other hand, that gives everyone another couple of days to answer.
www.fiftyfifty.one
I've seen a swarm of calls to protests. Coordination is important, and this group seems to be the largest so far.
I've seen a swarm of calls to protests. Coordination is important, and this group seems to be the largest so far.
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
www.fiftyfifty.one
February 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
www.fiftyfifty.one
I've seen a swarm of calls to protests. Coordination is important, and this group seems to be the largest so far.
I've seen a swarm of calls to protests. Coordination is important, and this group seems to be the largest so far.
Great thoughts from Grant Sanderson on education. Easily applies to all subjects. Similar incident turned me away from music for 15 years.
youtube.com/shorts/3uD_J...
youtube.com/shorts/3uD_J...
Music People Aren't Math People - Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown
YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel
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February 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Great thoughts from Grant Sanderson on education. Easily applies to all subjects. Similar incident turned me away from music for 15 years.
youtube.com/shorts/3uD_J...
youtube.com/shorts/3uD_J...
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It looks like Kendrick has won for now but sources tell me Drake has a devastating rebuttal planned for his performance at the Kids’ Choice Awards
February 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It looks like Kendrick has won for now but sources tell me Drake has a devastating rebuttal planned for his performance at the Kids’ Choice Awards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOX...
If you don't follow this channel, you should!
If you don't follow this channel, you should!
Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos | Part 1
YouTube video by 3Blue1Brown
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February 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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If you don't follow this channel, you should!
If you don't follow this channel, you should!
Trivia Question 2:
Two mathematicians Alice and Bob each think of an integer between 1 and 60, inclusive.
Alice: "Is your number 1/2 of mine?"
Bob: "I don't know. Is yours 1/2 of mine?"
Alice: "I don't know."
Bob: "Is your number twice mine?"
Alice: "Yes."
What are their numbers?
Two mathematicians Alice and Bob each think of an integer between 1 and 60, inclusive.
Alice: "Is your number 1/2 of mine?"
Bob: "I don't know. Is yours 1/2 of mine?"
Alice: "I don't know."
Bob: "Is your number twice mine?"
Alice: "Yes."
What are their numbers?
February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trivia Question 2:
Two mathematicians Alice and Bob each think of an integer between 1 and 60, inclusive.
Alice: "Is your number 1/2 of mine?"
Bob: "I don't know. Is yours 1/2 of mine?"
Alice: "I don't know."
Bob: "Is your number twice mine?"
Alice: "Yes."
What are their numbers?
Two mathematicians Alice and Bob each think of an integer between 1 and 60, inclusive.
Alice: "Is your number 1/2 of mine?"
Bob: "I don't know. Is yours 1/2 of mine?"
Alice: "I don't know."
Bob: "Is your number twice mine?"
Alice: "Yes."
What are their numbers?
Hi, everyone!
Answer to last week's question - the closest planet to Earth, on average, is actually Mercury!
And, interestingly, it's the closest to every other planet as well!
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
Answer to last week's question - the closest planet to Earth, on average, is actually Mercury!
And, interestingly, it's the closest to every other planet as well!
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
Venus is not Earth’s closest neighbor
Calculations and simulations confirm that on average, Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth—and to every other planet in the solar system.
pubs.aip.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hi, everyone!
Answer to last week's question - the closest planet to Earth, on average, is actually Mercury!
And, interestingly, it's the closest to every other planet as well!
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
Answer to last week's question - the closest planet to Earth, on average, is actually Mercury!
And, interestingly, it's the closest to every other planet as well!
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
Just remember - when cruelty is policy, every act of love is an act of rebellion.
February 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Just remember - when cruelty is policy, every act of love is an act of rebellion.
It strikes me that most people could name a bunch of science communicators, but not actual researchers. That's not to diminish science communication as much as to point out a disconnect.
So, how many people can actually name five current working/publishing scientists and what they do?
So, how many people can actually name five current working/publishing scientists and what they do?
January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It strikes me that most people could name a bunch of science communicators, but not actual researchers. That's not to diminish science communication as much as to point out a disconnect.
So, how many people can actually name five current working/publishing scientists and what they do?
So, how many people can actually name five current working/publishing scientists and what they do?
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i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
January 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
So, it's Saturday, which means it's trivia day (these will be Thursdays in the future).
Today's trivia question - what planet, on average, is closest to Earth?
Do not post the answer! DM me if you have an idea.
(thanks to my wife's colleague for this one!)
Today's trivia question - what planet, on average, is closest to Earth?
Do not post the answer! DM me if you have an idea.
(thanks to my wife's colleague for this one!)
January 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, it's Saturday, which means it's trivia day (these will be Thursdays in the future).
Today's trivia question - what planet, on average, is closest to Earth?
Do not post the answer! DM me if you have an idea.
(thanks to my wife's colleague for this one!)
Today's trivia question - what planet, on average, is closest to Earth?
Do not post the answer! DM me if you have an idea.
(thanks to my wife's colleague for this one!)
When Mariner 4 sent the first digital image of Mars, engineers were too excited to wait for the computer to process an image, and instead colored the data in by hand.
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
January 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When Mariner 4 sent the first digital image of Mars, engineers were too excited to wait for the computer to process an image, and instead colored the data in by hand.
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
An apron used to be a napron, and a newt used to be an ewt!
www.salon.com/2022/07/10/w...
www.salon.com/2022/07/10/w...
What the heck is a "napron"?
The linguistic history of the kitchen's most stylish accessory
www.salon.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
An apron used to be a napron, and a newt used to be an ewt!
www.salon.com/2022/07/10/w...
www.salon.com/2022/07/10/w...