@Ki_fun_thoughts@ItsAndyRyan@Math_files Of course Marty's pizza was larger. The "theoretically" was a bit of a joke. Both theoretically possible, and confirmed by experimental evidence.
@Tom_JumboGrumbo@Math_files Spreading awareness of these kinds of errors, is an example of doing something about this issue.
There's also much more being done about it, but that's not done through X.
@YPersisted@Math_files The reason these posts resonate with people, is because many parents have seen their kids' teachers make these kinds of mistakes.
That's why the discussion often becomes about how math is taught.
Fiction literature is not "real" but it's valuable because the lessons are real.
50% is large than 20%,
But 50% of 1,000 is smaller than 20% of 1,000,000.
The size of a fraction depends on what it's a fraction of.
The example quoted below shows a misunderstanding of this concept.
@Math_files Math professor here.
Not only is the student right, but the teacher has failed to read the question or undersrand the concept.
"Marty ate more Pizza than Luis" means it has already happend, and is therefore possible.
The size of a fraction depends on what it's a fraction of.
@ItsAndyRyan@Math_files Yep. That's a good example.
This case is even more clear, since it is theoretically possible for one pizza to be larger than another.
@TheCinesthetic The interrogation scene in Independence Day is one of the most powerful scenes in sci-fi.
The President can't imagine that peace isn't an option and that the enemy only wants him dead. Once he undersrands it, it transforms him.
See my full analysis here:
https://t.co/hBFeLiadVd
The film Independence Day has one of the most powerful and meaningful scenes in all of science fiction.
The famous alien interrogation scene, also known as the "nuke 'em" scene.
Here's my analysis, explaining why this scene is a masterpiece:
https://t.co/dKwqn7HdyG
The film Independence Day has one of the most powerful and meaningful scenes in all of science fiction.
The famous alien interrogation scene, also known as the "nuke 'em" scene.
Here's my analysis, explaining why this scene is a masterpiece:
https://t.co/dKwqn7HdyG
@DiscussingFilm Alien: Isolation was also a major inspiration for Alien: Romulus.
You can see my scientific review of the film here, along with some theories about the film's themes hidden meanings.
Enjoy:
https://t.co/QIJKDwmrRg
My scientific review of Alien: Romulus.
Heavily inspired by Alien: Isolation, it's not only a good Alien movie, but also stands on its own as a good classic horror film.
This review focuses on scientific accuracy, and a possible hidden meaning.
Enjoy!
https://t.co/BAgPQC4c6Q
Many don't realize that Alien: Isolation was a major innovation in AI, before it was "cool".
The xenomorph uses AI to learn and adapt to the player's patterns of behavior, to hunt them down better.
This flipped the script of the standard video game formula, where players typically look for patterns in NPC enemy behavior to defeat them.
It's very exciting to imagine what Alien: Isolation 2 could be like, now that AI is so much more advanced.
My scientific review of Alien: Romulus.
Heavily inspired by Alien: Isolation, it's not only a good Alien movie, but also stands on its own as a good classic horror film.
This review focuses on scientific accuracy, and a possible hidden meaning.
Enjoy!
https://t.co/BAgPQC4c6Q
Canada is the only G20 country in a recession, and has plenty of other problems announced in recent weeks.
Despite that, the ruling Liberal party is polling very high, around 45% support.
My latest video analyzes polling data to explain this paradox.
https://t.co/EuaTP66pXo
Exactly!
The king wanted to reward the person who invented chess, and offered him anything he wants.
The inventor said he'd like 1 grain of rice on the 1st cell of the chess board, 2 grains of rice on the 2nd cell, 4 grains on the 3rd cell, and so on with the number of grains doubling each time.
The n-th cell would have 2^(n-1) grains.
There's 64 cells on the cell board, which means the number of grains on the final cell would be:
2^63 = 9(10^18)
That's 9 Quintillion grains. 9 followed by 18 zeros.
In total, 18 Quintillion grains would be needed to cover the board. That's more than the total number of grains of rice on Earth.