Simon’s experiment about gradients
How he designed and made it:
Category: Notes on everyday life
Supersymmetry: Why do we need the Future Circular Collider?
This is the text of the mini-lecture on Supersymmetry that CERN Research Physicist, CMS supersymmetry group convener and Deputy LHC Programme Coordinator Filip Moortgat kindly gave us during our visit … Continue reading Supersymmetry: Why do we need the Future Circular Collider?
The Netherlands Chase Away Extreme Talent
This summer, aged 9, Simon @simontigerh was named a World Science Scholar and joined a two-year program for the world’s most exceptional young math talents, as the youngest among the … Continue reading The Netherlands Chase Away Extreme Talent
Math puzzles: Is it Possible?
Simon has been fascinated by these possible-impossible puzzles (that he picked up from the MajorPrep channel) for a couple of days. He prepared many paper visuals so that Dad and … Continue reading Math puzzles: Is it Possible?
The Digital Computer Electronics book
Simon has been mesmerised by this book for a couple of days by now, the Digital Computer Electronics eBook (third edition). He has downloaded it online and has been reading … Continue reading The Digital Computer Electronics book
Doing math and computer science everywhere
One more blog post with impressions from our vacation at the Cote d’Azur in France. Don’t even think of bringing Simon to the beach or the swimming pool without a … Continue reading Doing math and computer science everywhere
Vacation Milestones
A couple more milestones passed! Going on a Ferris wheel after having been afraid of heights for years. “Mom, do you know how many rays there are? I’ll tell you: … Continue reading Vacation Milestones
Simon on: Will we ever live in a pure mathematical world?
In reaction to Yuval Noah Harari’s book Homo Deus (the part about humans evolving to break out of the organic realm and possibly breaking out of planet Earth): When you cross the … Continue reading Simon on: Will we ever live in a pure mathematical world?
My little pure connections to Simon, now 10 years old
What do I love most about Simon’s learning style and being around him are the precious moments he pulls me out of my regular existence, sits me down next to … Continue reading My little pure connections to Simon, now 10 years old
Simon on collective intelligence
In reaction to Yuval Noah Harari’s book Homo Deus (the paragraph about the a-mortals anxious about dying in an accident): With individual intelligences, you can have the car that’s driving … Continue reading Simon on collective intelligence
Geeks out of the box 