An Economics Question
One simple question. For some of us to be wealthy, is it necessary to keep some others poor? From An Economics Question on Blog Unreal.
View ArticleHow to be a Good Parent
Practical advice to my younger readers. From How to be a Good Parent on Blog Unreal.
View ArticleLove of Math
This is another short series of posts on love of math -- that questionable gift. Recently, I was asked to think about how to make kids love math. Here are my thoughts, as the first of three posts. This...
View ArticleMath and Patterns
Most kids love patterns. Math is just patterns. So is life. Math, therefore, is merely a formal way of describing life, or at least the patterns we encounter in life. Así, where is the difficulty in...
View ArticlePhysics vs. Finance
The last post in this series of Love of Math looks at how math gets used in physics and finance. Or, more precisely, how one has to be careful about the assumptions in modeling stuff, and the pitfalls...
View ArticleAnother Pen Story of Tough Love
Another pen, another story about the tightrope act called parenting. From Another Pen Story of Tough Love on Blog Unreal.
View ArticleWhy Have Kids?
At some point in their life, most parents of teenage children would have asked a question very similar to the one Cypher asked in Matrix, “¿Por qué, oh, why didn’t I take the blue pill?” Did...
View ArticleResponsibilities, Rights and Privileges
Recently I had to talk harshly to my daughter about the responsibilities of family members. Although I would like to think of it as a scolding, all parents of teenagers know that there is no such...
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