Public Perception of Mathematics
There is much more variety in mathematical understanding than I expected.
How Mathematical Frames Emerge
Mathematics progresses by inventing new representations that let us see structures differently.
On re-architecting twitter for collective intelligence
Sketching a cybernetic theory of collective intelligence on twitter
Mathematics as reinforcing practices of a verbal culture
Does empathy trump intelligence?
Finding the Right Primitives
Is it common in the developer community to use the term "primitives" when designing languages or systems?
Visualizing Fluid Flow With Dye
"Shepherd: I can't see. Let's light it up. Dilute fluorescein, please. Inject it into the EVD and clamp it." WTF does this mean?
Learning Methodology — Thurston's Facilities of Thought
How I learn complicated math
Freedom is living in a world ordinary people can still act upon
This leaflet is kind of a response to George Hotz's recent blog post What is freedom?.
Diverse Modes of Human Thought in Mathematics
Why is reading math notation difficult for my brain?!
What Is the Ultimate Driver of Innovation?
It's not the lone genius. It's not finance or VC either... all of that is down the path when you have already spotted opportunity. So, the bottleneck is our mechanisms for seeing opportunity and discovering sources of value.
Which shared lexicons does leaflet.pub read?
A leaflet post is a record on your PDS conforming to a specific lexicon.
Figuring out my B floor
Can we make a normally-opaque system legible enough to actually reason about, collaborate on, and trust?