Working Mathematician's Blog
Thursday, 31 July 2008
A question about modal logic
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Do modal logics enjoy a deduction detachment theorem ? My advice: Think really carefully about it and don't ask logicians about this. Y...
"The sun's not yellow it's chicken"
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Is there a better version of Bob Dylan 's Tombstone Blues (see also here ) than the one by Richie Havens in the movie I'm Not Ther...
Monday, 28 July 2008
The best introduction to set theory
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In my opinion, Yiannis N. Moschovakis 's Notes on Set Theory is the best introduction to this topic for several reasons. First of all, ...
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Book vs. Movie
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I know that movies based upond books are always a little bit disappointing, but The Golden Compass has been my biggest disappointment in th...
Friday, 25 July 2008
Recent nudity trends in music
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Nudity seems to be popular in music right now. The Icelandic band Sigur Rós has quite a naturalistic approach, see the music video for the...
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
I can't get enough of Tom Lehrer
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Saturday, 19 July 2008
Poisoning pigeons in the park
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According to Wikipedia , Tom Lehrer said: "Some of you may have met mathematicians and wondered how they got that way."
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