bondegezou said: "I teach postgrad students statistics by getting them to flip coins... but I have to bring in coins now because most of them don't have any." Have any of them caught o… (View Post)

Speaking of designs for money, the new design for an American dime is drawing criticism for what isn't on it: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5785001-why-the-newest-dimes-are-mis… (View Post)

On March 4th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave his second inaugural address. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address It begins lawyerly and philosophical, turns darkly re… (View Post)

Off topic but possibly cheering: Happy Pi Day to all of you! (Well, almost all.) (View Post)

Off topic, but too funny not to share: Corruption Isn’t a New Problem in American Politics: I am reading Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, a chapter a day, and learning much from it. For example … (View Post)