I must admit, my fair share of companions consist of inanimate objects, such as the dusty collection of H.P. Lovecraft novels by my bedside, my trusty unicycle that favors balance and precision over speed, or my beaten and bruised bowling pin set—I fancy in my spare time. Nevertheless, my life also comprises colorful characters. Take […]

Ah, mottos – compact, mighty capsules of wisdom, mankind's attempt at distilling complex life experiences into concise, universal truths. They seem so simple on their dimensional surface, yet when examined through the lens of critical intrigue, they reveal an intricate network of mathematical proportionality, narrative compression and philosophical assertion. As a mathematician, my initial interaction […]

Ah, the beauty of Maine – a state that personifies the merging of the marvelous and the mundane, the intricate mathematical equation peppered with the sporadic cloudbursts that are as unpredictable as a Lovecraftian horror. This is my sanctuary, my little haven of solace where I find myself ensnared in the midst of its paradoxical […]

For as long as I can remember, cats have been my near-constant companions. From kittens to full-grown felines, their mysterious air, altogether absent in other domesticated animals, has always sparked my imagination. My intellectual curiosity, combined with Emmett Brown's moody nocturnal yowling, has led me to explore the auditory phenomenon of yowling in a much […]

Ever since I discovered the allure of shapes and numbers in the world of mathematics and the interplay between symmetry and chaos in physics, I've been magnetically drawn towards dissecting the universe in ways often overlooked by the average mind. Pulsating with fascination for symbols and their geometrical construction, my latest curiosity has led me […]

While most people consider New York or Los Angeles as the cultural centers of the United States, I have developed a burgeoning fondness for the oft-overlooked northeastern gem, Portland, Maine. Nestled justly between the Fore River to the south and Casco Bay to the north, this city provides its residents with sweeping vistas of the […]

Ah, the modest woodshed, a haven for fuel, a refuge for relaxation, and unbeknownst to many, a trove of mathematical intricacies that I have come to appreciate intensely. You see, where the average individual sees a rudimentary storage facility, I perceive a confluence of geometric figures and physical principles, interlaced in a symphony of scientific […]

Let us embark on a melodious journey to Nanchang, a charming city nestled in the bosom of southeastern China, reminiscent of an Escher woodcut, a profoundly complex web of ancient and modern expressions entwined together against a backdrop of an ethereal river and undulating hills. Ah, Nanchang – city of Heroes, locus of the August […]

On the chalkboard of the cosmos, there's a mathematical equation for even the most inchoate, abstract and powerful forces in existence. Just like gravity and cosmic radiation, discrimination too fits into a just as perplexing, albeit socially constructed, mathematical equation. The injustice of discrimination doesn't follow the clean lines and constants of the equations I […]

There's an exquisite harmony present in the world, a symphony of constants and variables cogently woven into the very fabric of reality. The beauty of this tapestry lies not on the observable surface; it’s a fundamental truth, subtly dictating the progression of the cosmos. A solace for the scientist, this certainty is found in the […]