Author: Geeks out of the Box

This is a blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. We write this blog together, share their projects and thoughts on their journey towards self-dicovery. They’re growing up in a supportive non-coercive learning environment. We deeply believe in interest-based, self-paced education and have had to move countries to make this possible as a family. Visit Simon’s website at https://simontiger.com/ We are a family from Amsterdam who moved to Antwerp because homeschooling is illegal in The Netherlands. This blog started as https://antwerpenhomeschooling.wordpress.com in March 2016. Over the years, most of our entries have gravitated towards exploring together with Simon as he has developed an insatiable passion for programming, math and science. His sister Neva is treading on his heals. We changed or name to Geeks of the Box in May 2021.
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Simon working on a book about Knot Theory

These are just a couple of pages from Simon’s new book/ digital presentation on knot theory that he’s currently working on: I see him scavenging the internet in search of … Continue reading Simon working on a book about Knot Theory

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Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 4a: Indescribable Numbers

This is the fourth video in Simon’s short series Infinities Driving You Mad. In this episode, Simon attempts to start to comprehend indescribable numbers. To Simon’s knowledge, no one has … Continue reading Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 4a: Indescribable Numbers

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What Does it Feel Like to Be Light? And Why the Infinity Tunnel is Actually Finite.

We were reading Steven Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, and Simon asked: “If the speed of light is the same relative to any body, is it the same relative … Continue reading What Does it Feel Like to Be Light? And Why the Infinity Tunnel is Actually Finite.

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Building a 2048 Game. Part 3.

Simon’s general plan for his 2048 project: Link to the project in progress on GitHub: https://github.com/simon-tiger/2048 In this third part he shows how he changed the fonts, how that messed … Continue reading Building a 2048 Game. Part 3.

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Simon has created an “immortal” organism?

Simon opened up a genetic algorithm game he built about two years ago and made a fascinating discovery: one of the organisms seems to have become immortal! Simon has called … Continue reading Simon has created an “immortal” organism?