Dammit, this exact thing happened to me today, but with a different question. My family and I were driving from Palm Springs back to Los Angeles through the San Gorgonio Pass, one of the windiest places in the country. My … Continue reading →

Nonmathematical people sometimes ask me, You know math, huh? Tell me something I’ve always wondered, What is infinity divided by infinity? I can only reply, The words you just uttered do not make sense. That was not a mathematical sentence. … Continue reading →

The most recent NPR puzzle was an anagram word ladder, and I thought I’d try my hand at finding a solution in Perl*. Well, I did it and I’d like to share the code with anyone who’s interested. You can … Continue reading →