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Quote of the day by Greek philosopher Pythagoras: "In anger we should refrain both from…" - a 2,500-year-old rule for not wrecking things in the heat of the moment

Almost everyone has done it. Fired off a message you wish you could unsend. Said the cruel thing in the middle of a row, the one that cannot be taken back. Slammed a door, quit on the spot, hit send before the brain caught up with the temper. The damage…

The Times of India

Quote of the Day by Pythagoras: ‘Anger begins with folly, and ends with…’ Greek philosopher's words capture timeless truth about human emotion

Ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras offered a timeless insight into anger. His quote 'Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance' warns against emotional impulsiveness. Uncontrolled anger leads to rash actions and regrettable outcomes. Mastering anger is presented as an act of self-mastery. This ancient wisdom encourages patience and thoughtful responses…

The Economic Times

Quote of the Day by Pythagoras: ‘Choose rather to be strong of soul than…’ Powerful wisdom by Greek mathematician on importance of inner strength

Ancient Greek thinker Pythagoras championed inner fortitude, urging us to cultivate a strong soul over a powerful physique. His philosophy, rooted in wisdom, self-control, and virtue, emphasizes enduring resilience. This timeless message reminds us that true strength lies within, guiding us through life's challenges and defining our character beyond fleeting…

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Quote of the Day by Pythagoras: ‘A fool is known by his speech, and a wise man by…’ Timeless lesson on silence and wisdom by the Greek mathematician who established the basics of Euclidean geometry

Quote of the Day: Pythagoras’ words offer a simple but profound reminder: intelligence is not always measured by how much someone says. Sometimes, true wisdom reveals itself in knowing when not to speak at all.

The Economic Times

What's your Life Path Number? The simple sum to help reveal your destiny

Discover how adding up your birth date can help uncover your life’s path, personality traits and hidden potential

Woman & Home

What If Pythagoras Wasn’t the First? The Truth Hidden in Ancient India

For most of us, the Pythagorean theorem is one of the first big ideas we learn in mathematics. A simple rule connecting the sides of a right triangle. And almost always, it is introduced with one name, Pythagoras. But what if that story is incomplete? What if this idea existed…

Times Life

One Piece Episode 1154 Explained: Why Vegapunk Chose to Die to Reveal The 'World's Sin'

Dr. Vegapunk erases his own memories in One Piece Episode 1154 and reveals the tragic genius behind his plan to expose the World Government.

International Business Times UK

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses is all about mothers

Even if you haven’t heard of Ovid, you almost certainly know some of his stories. His most famous work, the Metamorphoses, is a Latin epic poem composed of hundreds of tales of mythical transformations, many of which are still being told and retold today.

The Conversation

31 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Might Save You At The Next Trivia Night

We believe it's fair to say that there's always something new to learn for every person here on earth.

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Does taking part in Veganuary put people off meat in the long term? Here’s what the evidence shows

Humans have long wrestled with their conscience about killing and eating animals. The “meat paradox” (the conflict between people’s preference for meat and their concern for animals) may have inspired cave paintings from 37,000 years ago. Since then, many leading thinkers have eschewed meat, including Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, Mary…

The Conversation

What ancient Greek and Roman philosophers thought about vegetarianism

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism. The first argument came from a Roman philosopher called Sextius whom Seneca particularly admired, who had lived in the first century BC and had been known for his simple lifestyle.

The Conversation

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30 Math Memes Only True Nerds Will Appreciate

Explore our hilarious collection of math memes that will make true nerds laugh! These funny gems use humor to brighten any math class! The post 30 Math Memes Only True Nerds Will Appreciate first appeared on Bored Panda.

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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.

LiveScience

'The beauty of symbolic equations is that it's much easier to … see a problem at a glance': How we moved from words and pictures to thinking symbolically

"Even the +, −, =, and × signs we take for granted only came into widespread use in the 17th century. Which means that the earlier algebraists we know of … all had expressed their equations mostly in words or pictorial word images"

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Can you solve it? Do you think like an engineer?

A curious cup and some wacky wheels

Salon

Planets' striking gravitational dance

Exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, show striking examples of resonance

The Guardian - UK

The 10 biggest science stories of 2023 – chosen by scientists

From insight into our human ancestry and breakthroughs on the moon to a flourishing of AI and terrifying new developments in the climate, it was a year of scientific drama

Salon

Singing the ancient hymn of the Big Bang

Each experiment like this allows physicists to tease out the properties of the early cosmos after the Big Bang

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How to Be: Lessons from the Early Greeks by Adam Nicolson review – ancient wisdom for today’s world

A self-help book of sorts, this distillation of pre-Socratic philosophy succeeds in being both populist and profound

The Guardian - UK

The wrong angle on Pythagoras’s theorem

Letters: Catherine Scarlett responds to an article about US teenagers who claim to have proved Pythagoras’s theorem using trigonometry

The National (Scotland)

Sutton proves satire’s not dead as Beale takes bait hook, line and sinker

SATIRE is dead. A saying that both evokes a sense of I got here first, and didn’t someone say that a thousand years ago? Live long enough and…

The Guardian - UK

Did you solve it? Puzzles for blockheads

Were you a Clevor Trever? The solutions to today’s puzzles

Inverse

How one Ancient Greek thinker revolutionized math — and possibly started a cult

Most people don’t remember math class, but they do remember Pythagoras. Now, more than 2,500 years after his time, we dive into his hidden history as a possible cult leader.

The Guardian - AU

‘Brisbane has come of age’: the queer and migrant artists helping shed the city’s ‘cringe’

Artists who once endured racism and homophobia in Queensland are bringing exciting new works celebrating their stories to the 2022 Brisbane festival

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