Black Students Who Discovered ‘Impossible’ Proof Of Pythagorean Theorem Develop 9 More Solutions

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 29, 2024 In 2022, Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson were able to prove that trigonometry can prove the theorem. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Two Black students continue to showcase their prowess in math. The young women from Louisiana…

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Do You Look to the Reward?

Not many of us are farmers. Not anymore. And relatively few in this room have served as soldiers in combat. But many more of us have tried our hands at competitive athletics — the kind you train for, and not just show up to play. You may not have been aware of it at the…

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Of Dragons and Goblins: How Monsters Shape Our Imaginations

Halloween gives us monsters everywhere. Even though these fictional creatures are usually ugly and frightening, people seem irresistibly attracted to them. But the popularity of monsters goes well beyond Halloween. Surprisingly, monsters often appear in some of the most beloved children’s stories. Lewis’s Narnia teems with dragons, giants, and sea serpents. Tolkien’s Middle-earth holds many…

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