Math is best understood through a cartoonist’s mind. By reducing a mathematical concept down to its simplest idea, like how a cartoonist reduces faces down to their most striking features, we get a stronger foundation to understand it better. For example, although multiplication often makes number smaller (when you multiply by a number less than one), it’s better to simplify multiplication by saying it makes numbers larger. It’s because multiplication often makes numbers larger in practice as most people use numbers greater than one when multiplying. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
Merv
January 27, 2023
