The Life of Pi
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Pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, has many origin stories from across the globe dating back… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Eastern Numbers
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The ten symbols (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) that we use in our modern number system came from the Hindu-Arabic number system. The translation… Read More
The Most Beautiful Equation
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Euler’s identity (depicted below) is considered by many mathematicians to be the most beautiful equation. The same emotional brain centres… Read More
Nothing to see here
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Despite “0” being widely used in India since the 7th Century, Western Europe only learned about zero, (and the ‘Indo-Arabic’… Read More
The Long Strike
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The longest wage strike in South Africa’s history began 23rd January 2014 and lasted five months. Some 70,000 platinum mine… Read More
Hard Times and Soft Skills
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Global talent shortage is at a 15-year high, according to the Employment Outlook Survey carried out by ManpowerGroup in Q3… Read More