John Allen Paulos's Blog, page 13

JohnAllenPaulos: "God" getting better at playing dice - a quantum random number generator: http://bit.ly/9tlVAQ & http://bit.ly/cOLRpQ

JohnAllenPaulos: "God" getting better at playing dice - a quantum random number generator: http://bit.ly/9tlVAQ & http://bit.ly/cOLRpQ

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @TEDJohnMark: "The Riddle of Experience vs. Memory" Daniel Kahneman TED talk via YouTube. http://bit.ly/an11jo

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @TEDJohnMark: "The Riddle of Experience vs. Memory" Daniel Kahneman TED talk via YouTube. http://bit.ly/an11jo

JohnAllenPaulos: @DrMathochist Me either, but I only buy the aforementioned aphorism on Tuesdays. The rest of the week I'm glad I'm not in that world.

JohnAllenPaulos: @DrMathochist Me either, but I only buy the aforementioned aphorism on Tuesdays. The rest of the week I'm glad I'm not in that world.

JohnAllenPaulos: If you're smart enough to major in math (or STEM), you're smart enough not to. http://bit.ly/92IIoa

JohnAllenPaulos: If you're smart enough to major in math (or STEM), you're smart enough not to. http://bit.ly/92IIoa

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @jackshafer: New @Slate Nobody owns 9/11. WTC site is not hallowed ground. http://bit.ly/cVZMnR

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @jackshafer: New @Slate Nobody owns 9/11. WTC site is not hallowed ground. http://bit.ly/cVZMnR

JohnAllenPaulos: @davidawinter Less intriguing will be this reply: ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: @davidawinter Less intriguing will be this reply: ;-)

JohnAllenPaulos: @davidawinter So are replies alone (to tweets) more interesting than tweet-reply combinations? http://bit.ly/ctnRc1

JohnAllenPaulos: @davidawinter So are replies alone (to tweets) more interesting than tweet-reply combinations? http://bit.ly/ctnRc1

JohnAllenPaulos: Surprisingly, Thomas Mann's Confessions of Felix Krull, Con Man is kind of funny. Reminds me of Richler's Duddy Kravitz.

JohnAllenPaulos: Surprisingly, Thomas Mann's Confessions of Felix Krull, Con Man is kind of funny. Reminds me of Richler's Duddy Kravitz.

JohnAllenPaulos: @fyllo87 That's my point. Cap. Superdome abt 70,000, so even at rate of 30 handshakes/minute, would take > 3 12-hour days.

JohnAllenPaulos: @fyllo87 That's my point. Cap. Superdome abt 70,000, so even at rate of 30 handshakes/minute, would take > 3 12-hour days.

JohnAllenPaulos: Tell people that after Saints' win, Drew Brees shook hands with EVERYONE in the Superdome. Few will note impossibility of this.

JohnAllenPaulos: Tell people that after Saints' win, Drew Brees shook hands with EVERYONE in the Superdome. Few will note impossibility of this.