Too many students struggle with math. In fourth grade, only 36% of students are proficient in math. By eighth grade, that number drops to 26%. Kids are stumped by fractions. Unsure of integers. Confused by calculus. Math derails their dreams. … Read more
Last week we shared a number of updates with our community of users, and now we want to share them here: At Mozilla, we work hard to make Firefox the best browser for you. That’s why we’re always focused on … Read more
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A man shuffles along a royal blue carpet and props himself up against a stacked shelf of videos. Reeling off a list of films, he is handed three store-branded DVD cases. In return? A crisp fiver – plus his thoughts on South Korean … Read more
Unrelated Announcement (Feb. 7): Huge congratulations to longtime friend-of-the-blog John Preskill for winning the 2024 John Stewart Bell Prize for research on fundamental issues in quantum mechanics! On the heels of my post on the fermion doubling problem, I’m sorry … Read more
That’s a quote from Cindy Li — “We’re all just temporarily abled”. I first heard it in Sarah’s course and it’s been on repeat in my mind ever since June 6th. June 6th I was on vacation at the beach … Read more
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. … Read more
“How is the SerenityOS team making such good progress on building their Ladybird browser, when we’ve heard for years that it’s impossible”? I’ve seen this question a few times on sites like Hacker News and Reddit, and I thought I’d … Read more
It’s April Cools again. For a few summers in high school and undergrad, I was a day camp counselor. I’ve written before about how it helped me develop storytelling skills, but recently I thought of it again because, while I … Read more
In 2021, San Mateo County, California, banned people incarcerated in county jails from receiving physical mail. Instead, family and friends were required to mail their letters to Smart Communications, a private for-profit company based in Florida that would scan and … Read more