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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Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 2: There’re Infinitely Many Infinities

This is the second part in a series of four videos that Simon is recording about Infinities Driving You Mad (on Set Theory) and is devoted to ordinal numbers. If … Continue reading Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 2: There’re Infinitely Many Infinities

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Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 1: There’s More than One Infinity.

This is the first part in a series of four videos that Simon wants to record about Infinities Driving You Mad. Don’t worry, you won’t go mad just yet! The … Continue reading Infinities Driving You Mad. Part 1: There’s More than One Infinity.

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Physics Experiments: Capillary Bowl

Simon really wanted to try building a capillary bowl – a version of a perpetual motion machine in which water circulates. Although aware of the fact that perpetual motion was … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Capillary Bowl

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Impressions on Newton’s mechanics.

“Are you impressed?” – Simon asks, laughingly, and I can see it must be a pun. We are in bed, reading up on Newton’s laws of motion that talk of … Continue reading Impressions on Newton’s mechanics.

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MathsJam Antwerp 23 October 2018

Euphoric fun at MathsJam Antwerp @MathsJamAntwerp last night, where Simon solved two 2×2 Rubik’s Cube puzzles and one tricky maths problem, and simply enjoyed socialising with like-minded folks. In the … Continue reading MathsJam Antwerp 23 October 2018