math
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Yo, It's 8 'Nicks' Before Nickelodeon. Cut the 7 Shit Out. That Don't Math
If you spend some time on social media, you may have scrolled right past one of the most important discussions happening in the 21st century: How many “Nicks” are there before “Nickelodeon” in the old Nickelodeon theme song? There is a school of thought—let’s call it the School of Hard Knocks—that thinks it’s 7. Hard…
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Terrence Howard Believes One Times One Equals Two and Is Counting on Us to Take Him Seriously
Beyoncé said she may not know much about algebra, but she knows that one plus one equals two! Terrence Howard, on the other hand, basically said, “fuck algebra.” If there is one bit of knowledge I soaked up from the uselessly aggravating period of time I spent in Algebra class, it’s the Pythagorean Theorem. The…
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Gambian High School Robotics Team Will Attend Global Contest After All
It seems that the United States has had a change of heart. The Gambian high school students competing in an international robotics contest will be attending the event after all. The five teens were granted U.S. visas after initially being rejected for unknown reasons. According to the Associated Press, Mucktarr Darboe, a director at Gambia’s…
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14-Year-Old Graduating From Texas Christian University With Physics Degree as Brother, 11, Prepares to Start TCU
There’s intelligent, and then there’s Carson Huey-You intelligent. Carson just wrapped up his last final exam at Texas Christian University on Tuesday and is all set to graduate Saturday with a degree in physics and a double minor in math and Chinese. Carson is also only 14. “It didn’t come easily. It really didn’t,” Carson…
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You Were Probably Going To See Hidden Figures Anyway, But Go See Hidden Figures.
I feel like I’m in a pretty enviable position in life. Since I was 18-years-old, I’ve been surrounded by Black people who are actively involved in STEM fields. I have several friends with STEM PhDs, including one who writes for VSB on occasion. Two of my closest friends in life are PhDs in biomedical engineering/biology…
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Darth Becky With The Good Hair And The Not-So-Good Understanding Of Math Is The Real Terrorist
Last week, when explaining the history, etymology, and context behind “Becky,” I referred to Iggy Azelea as Darth Becky. Which A) she is (duh) and B) was one of those jokes that wasn’t really a joke. Because she’s not the only one. There really are swarms of Darth-ass Beckys out there — stealing swag, taking up sidewalk space, sabotaging conversations with…
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Why Baltimore Raven/Mathematician John Urschel Is The Blackest Person Who Ever Existed This Week
1. Because math — not English, not social studies, not horticulture, not even science — is the Blackest subject. At least it is according to JR Writer. And Fabulous. And Cassidy. And every other rapper who’s devoted several bars to bragging about dropping out of school but always being good at math. Because being good at…