Another evening tea
Simon was showing Dad a graph of how technology is developing exponentially, y = a^x. Dad asked for a specific value of a, and Simon said: “All exponentials are stretched … Continue reading Another evening tea
Category: history
We’ve found the real 0° meridian!
And it turned out to be a that little path next to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, not the Prime Meridian line. The 0° meridian is what the GPS uses … Continue reading We’ve found the real 0° meridian!
Red Star Line Museum
An amazing visit to the Red Star Line Museum this weekend! It’s a museum telling the moving story of the exodus from Europe at the turn of the 20th century. … Continue reading Red Star Line Museum
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.
Building dinos and looking them up in the encyclopedia
Although Simon doesn’t have the Magformers Dinosaur Set, he does have all the pieces (he collects the set using the pieces from other sets). It’s great fun to be able … Continue reading Building dinos and looking them up in the encyclopedia
The rest of the trip to London
Simon loved the Science Museum, even though he did not get to see the Klein Bottles from the museum’s permanent collection (none of them was on display). He particularly enjoyed … Continue reading The rest of the trip to London
Simon’s Lecture on Programming Languages
In this video, Simon gives an introduction to the basics of programming languages (what languages there are, which ones are front end and which ones are back end and what … Continue reading Simon’s Lecture on Programming Languages
At MuHKA
Visited the reopened museum of contemporary art in Antwerpen MuHKA this afternoon. Simon enjoyed a few graphical pieces, especially when allowed to take photos of them with my mobile. Three … Continue reading At MuHKA
Old men from the 19th century
Almost every evening, before going to bed, we are reading books and Simon mostly prefers math adventures. Russian author Vladimir Levshin (1904-1984) published several books about geometry, algebra and math history, … Continue reading Old men from the 19th century
Roald Dahl vs. Ryan Dahl
We’re reading Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” and Simon loves the fact that Matilda is gifted. He also thought it was funny he also knows another Dahl, Ryan Dahl. Here comes a … Continue reading Roald Dahl vs. Ryan Dahl
Geeks out of the box 