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He calculated the Pi 5 trillion digits
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He calculated the Pi 5 trillion digits

Shigeru Kondo, system engineer for a food company based in northern Japan, easily passed the previous 2.7 trillion digit Pi record, set by a French engineer. last year.

December 15, 2018
New elements Copernicium and the path to glory
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New elements Copernicium and the path to glory

The latest superheavy element with atomic number 112 from now on has been officially named Copernicium with the symbol Cn, that is, the 112th cell in the periodic table…

December 15, 2018
Math talent has never been to school
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Math talent has never been to school

Once included in the Guinness Book of World Records for his superhuman mental ability, but a mathematical prodigy in India only works on her own.

December 15, 2018
Women do science - difficulties forever
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Women do science - difficulties forever

Why are the rates of women getting doctoral degrees in math and science less than men? This question still does not have a full explanation.

December 15, 2018
New breeding ground for head whales?
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New breeding ground for head whales?

A large number of northern Atlantic Atlantic whales have appeared in the Gulf of Maine in the past few days, making the bull whale researcher at NOAA's Northeast Marine…

December 15, 2018
Know how to do math when ... 22 months old
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Know how to do math when ... 22 months old

The 22-month-old Marek Vyshnya, who lives in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia has a special ability. While the children of the same age were still talking, this prodigy…

December 15, 2018
Recite 100,000 odd numbers of pi
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Recite 100,000 odd numbers of pi

A Japanese psychologist advised that he had set up a new world record after reading up to 100,000 decimal places of pi digits.

December 15, 2018
Where the boys disappeared
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Where the boys disappeared

Something strange is happening in a heavily polluted small community in Canada. The boys are increasingly difficult to find on the land reserved for Chippewa Indians in…

December 15, 2018
Henry Ford, the friend of the worker
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Henry Ford, the friend of the worker

Wanting to maintain the number of 13,000 workers for factories, Henry Ford must constantly spend money on short-term technical training. In addition, Ford Company also s…

December 15, 2018