Oliver Bain

Doctorate in mathematics, writer, player of games and general randomiser.

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Mathematics.

While different in appearance, each data-set has the same summary statistics (mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation) to 2 decimal places. Note the dinosaur.

Thanks @JustinMatejka, @ADSKResearch, https://t.co/muGHIfa3YQ, Used with permission.

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

@DerekZarban 'Ladder To Ever Lovin' Heaven'?

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@mumbles3k Option 10? 'The Core'????

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Math.

A mathematician emerges from a cave, hands you the slip of paper below, and says "You're at point (0,0), in an infinite grid of points with integer coordinates. What's the longest line segment you can draw without hitting another point?" What's your response?

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Join me and writers around the world in the Short Story Challenge kicking off January 20th! Learn more at https://t.co/rMp2gmT1Ze

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

Finally watched the movie '1941', and... that surely was explosive...

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@TystoZarban Sounds suspiciously like the current Prime Minister, but of course I never said that.

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@TystoZarban Roll up! Roll up! Lots of dead monarchs still free! Crocodiles cost extra! Terms and conditions apply!

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@TystoZarban Suddenly the logic behind keeping all those dead pharaohs around becomes clear...

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I didn't really expect it, but 'The Brady Bunch' is quite the awesome little television series...

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

What does it mean that so many clouds look like turtles and Klingon battlecruisers to me?

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

Made it through the extreme heat. There were really oddly terraced (sliced up) clouds yesterday. Is that connected? #meteorology

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Topple! Topple! Topple!

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https://t.co/h2U47JcloH | Bring on Christmas! I'm ready!

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Reality shatter.

"After staring at the circle, most will see a set of hidden numbers — but viewers can't seem to agree on what those numbers are." Source: https://t.co/VsL5fEWbi4

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The annual torment of Daylight Savings Time. Why can we not dispose of this madness???

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Mathematics.

A mathematician emerges from a cave, hands you the slip of paper below, and asks "What is the value for x?" What is your response?

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The government has given the green light for bee-killing pesticides to be used in the UK. AGAIN!

Tell the government to keep these deadly chemicals away from our bees - add your name here: https://t.co/8GSX1qRcAw
#SaveTheBees

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

@TystoZarban You might want to buy dark chocolate of some kind and do it with that. It won't have whatever equivalent to anti-coagulants are in there...

[Oliver Bain @ollybain]

MORIARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1