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The Shape of Music

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:04:14 GMT

Link: http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2008/07/the_shape_of_music.php

I Will Derive

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:34:17 GMT

I laughed — which doesn’t say much about me.

Link: http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/i-will-derive/

Gomboc

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:35:41 GMT

The world’s first manufactured, self-righting object with only a single point of stability. Turtle fans rejoice. If you’re the kind who likes to own mathematical proofs — particularly the three-dimensional kind — you can buy one.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09selfrighting.html?ex=1354856400&en=109ba9d8b1c44d12&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The New Nostradamus

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:40:36 GMT

Predicting world events with a statistical model.

Link: http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Features/the_new_nostradamus