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“There’s a superhero in all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape.” Superman
From 10c to $US6 million! Yes, Superman was “going to change the world.” In fact, he superchanged it – a 1938 comic featuring Superman’s first appearance just sold for $US6 million at auction last Thursday, becoming the most expensive comic ever, according to Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale. The auction house dubbed it the […]
An Albatross, Hole is One, and an Eagle
New Zealand golfer Amelia Garvey has pulled off a remarkable feat in a US tournament, becoming the first professional to ever record an albatross, a hole-in-one and an eagle on three separate holes of a round. Competing in the final round of the Royal St. Cloud Women’s Championship on the NXXT Tour, Garvey shot a final-round […]
How Gold is Created
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have been able to witness firsthand how gold is created in our universe. A scientific paper published last week in Nature documented a collision between two ultradense neutron stars nearly a year ago. The paper noted that the explosion, referred to as a kilonova, was the biggest […]
Public Servants in NZ Government
In New Zealand there has been much debate about reducing the number of public servants – those people employed across a range of agencies. To help define this group, here is a unique visual representation. Graphs, used well, have the power to define and explain, and mathematicians often use them in this way. You can […]
A Greek Island Full of Geometric Wonders
A Greek island is a Geometric wonderland. Check out this inspiring video from the BBC:
Puzzle Time
What is the largest number between 0 and 1 million that does not contain the letter ‘n’? [answer in post support]
Favorite Number
PISA Scores – Top 10
The 2022 results are out for the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests of reading, maths and science. Here are the top ten (full result available here): You can test yourself on some of the math questions here.
The Question Every Student Got Wrong
Here is the infamous SAT question that every student got wrong. Before we post the solution, what is your guess? [Answer, with explanation video link, is in Post Support]