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From a recreational-mathematics weblog yesterday: “This appears to be the arts section of the post, so I’ll leave Martin Probert’s page on The Survival, Origin and Mathematics of String Figures…

File Photo

File:  This journal on November 14, 2009. Photo: Click photo for some backstory. Willis reportedly died on Sunday, May 18, 2014.

Cube Space

A sequel to this afternoon's Rubik Quote: "The Cube was born in 1974 as a teaching tool to help me and my students better understand space and 3D….

Pomes Penyeach

For the Old Guy:

Rubik Quote

“The Cube was born in 1974 as a teaching tool to help me and my students better understand space and 3D. The Cube challenged us to find order…

Un-Rubik Cube

See also Cube Symmetry Planes  in this journal.

’Scuse Me*

From Australian National University: Biography Mark Elvin retired from the University in 2006, and, apart from an occasional semi-popular article and review, and offering comments at a handful…

Elvin Cracks

See also this  journal on January 21, 2014.

Eyes on the Prize

From 1972: From 2014: “Since when did you start writing Chinese?” — Lucy  trailer See also the Saturday night 11:30 post. Wolven’s Lucy  midrash is from April 3.  See also…

It's Time for You to…

See the Field “There have long been rumors of a mythical Ninth Element that grants ultimate power to the Wizard who masters it. The Order of Magick says…