Krazy Pic 1 I could be wrong, of course, but I’m wondering if this might be a substitute teacher!
Krazy Pic 2 We all know there is a Batman, so could there be a Catman?
Cartoon of the Week Not a huge Dilbert fan, but this one is great. IF you know Zeno’s paradox, you’ll appreciate the joke. IF you don’t know of it, you’ll appreciate the response in the last paragraph even more!
Magic’s Greatest Card Trick This is a little longer than I usually post, but it is just SO (SO!) mind-blowing! A New York Times article by David Segal features 94-year-old magician David Berglas, who has revealed how he did all his amazing tricks. All But One, which he claims is impossible to reveal. “Among magicians around the world, his touchless ACAAN [Any Card At Any Number] is one of the most talked-about and puzzled-over tricks in history.”
Zoom: Interesting & Weird Mathematicians Got NO response from my opinion-seeking of last time. (One-shot Zoom sessions?) Sigh. But I think I may proceed anyway. Mark your calendar now for Sunday afternoon July 11, 3 PM (CDT). Topic: Interesting (& Weird!) Mathematicians and Fun Stories About Them. Details to follow.
Brain Teasers A couple of new BTs this time – both interesting and fun, I think (and one of them perhaps deceptively easy??). Submissions are coming in, so join the fun!!
June Birthdays The list of known subscriber birthdays in June. (If we don’t know your birthday, we can’t send you your red Porsche.)*
The Teacher, The Shooter, and The Gun When a student opened fire at an Idaho middle school, teacher Krista Gneiting directed children to safety, rushed to help a wounded victim, and then calmly disarmed the 6th grade shooter, hugging and consoling the girl until police arrived. The touching story, mostly without comment. Last week’s column for the Springfield News-Leader.
* Of course, to assume that if we DO know your birthday, we WILL send you a Porsche is to be guilty of The Fallacy of the Inverse. (see Very Quick Logic Summary.)