10/26/2024
This is so cool. We have a new biggest prime number! My mom found the article. Thanks mom!
One year, 41 million digits: How he found the largest known prime number
Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant used an unusual computer setup to discover a Mersenne prime that is — wait for it — 41 million digits long.
04/11/2024
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/4/11/harvard-sat-act-admissions-requirement/
In Sudden Reversal, Harvard To Require Standardized Testing for Next Admissions Cycle | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will reinstate its standardized testing requirement in admissions beginning with the Class of 2029, a surprise reversal that could leave some students scrambling ahead of fall’s application deadlines.
03/07/2024
Brain-Grow’s Test Question of the Day App just got submitted! That means Apple will review and let us know if we need to fix anything and it’s a waiting game. EEEEE!
11/06/2023
Happy PSAT score release day!
08/06/2023
From Freddie DeBoer: What’s wrong with this picture?
Beware the Man Who Brings a Graph to Show What a Statistic Reveals More Precisely
The above graphic, from an old Wall Street Journal article, is just one of many similar graphs that get floated around on social media when people rail against the SAT. “Look!” they shout. “It’s just an income test! The SATs just tell you who the rich kids are.” Well, elite colleges are ve...