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Stumbleupon Review Q: What is normed, complete, and yellow? A: A Bananach space…

Stumbleupon Review A French mathematician’s pick up line: “Voulez vous Cauchy avec moi?”

Stumbleupon Review Q: Do you already know the latest stats joke? A: Probably…

Stumbleupon Review Q: Why do mathematicians often confuse Christmas and Halloween? A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.

Stumbleupon Review A pure and an applied mathematician are asked to calculate 2 * 2. The applied mathematician’s solution: We have 2 * 2 = 2 *1/(1-1/2). The second factor on the right hand side has a geometric series expansion … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review “Isn’t statistics wonderful?” “How so?” “Well, according to statistics, there are 42 million alligator eggs laid every year. Of those, only about half get hatched. Of those that hatch, three fourths of them get eaten by predators in … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review One day, Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9.” A man who had just joined the disciples looked very confused and asked Peter: “What, on Earth, does he … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review Do you know that 87.166253% of all statistics claim a precision of results that is not justified by the method employed?

Stumbleupon Review When the logician’s little son refused again to eat his vegetables for dinner, the father threatened him: “If you don’t eat your vegies, you won’t get any ice-cream!” The son, frightened at the prospect of not having his … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review Q: What is sour, yellow, and equivalent to the axiom of choice… A: Zorn’s lemon…