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Jacob Barnett Science Prodigy at 12 Years

Posted by stevenmarkford on March 29, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Jacob “Jake” Barnett (born 1998) is an American prodigy (with Aspergers syndrome) who is looking to extend Einstein’s theory of relativity. Here is a summary of some of Jakes accomplishments to date: 1. IQ of atleast 170. 2. Taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week. 3. By the age of 3 he [...]

An Equation for Humor

Posted by stevenmarkford on March 15, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Alastair Clarke proposed an equation to describe how funny an individual finds some misinformation. He describes this as: h = m * s where: m is the degree of misinformation perceived s is the extent to which the individual is susceptible to taking the information seriously. Although this is an approximation, when I read this, it made sense [...]