Humor and mathematics (XX) – Naukas

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2024-01-16 11:00:10

In mathematics, you don’t understand things: you just get used to them.

John Von Neumann

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Every mathematical proof can be written on a single line… if you start far enough to the left.

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If you give a Logician a choice, between half a hard-boiled egg and eternal bliss, he will choose the first.

Because?

Because nothing is better than eternal bliss, and half a hard-boiled egg is better than nothing. Therefore, half a hard-boiled egg is better than eternal bliss.

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Mathematicians and chemists do not agree, because for a mathematician a solution is a clear answer, but for a chemist it is something that is all mixed up.

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There are 10 types of people: those who understand the binary system and those who don’t.

I was born in Mexico and have lived in China since 2000, where I studied language and history, and then I was a visiting researcher at the Wan Lin Jiang International Center for Economics and Finance, as well as a professor of economics and history for foreigners at Zhejiang University. He currently directs the Mexico-China Center and gives lectures on international science and technological cooperation.

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