Group Theory in the Bedroom

Group Theory in the Bedroom


A Book by one of my favorite blogger and columnist Brian Hayes. He write popular computer science/ maths columns in American Scientist. Almost each of his column is a Gem explaining complicated concepts in an interesting and lucid way. This book is a collection of a dozen of those columns and from this page you can also find links to the online versions of the articles. Highly advised!!

The unacknowledged genius

The unacknowledged genius

"What can you say about an opening batsman who, when asked why he goes hammer-and-tongs after the new ball so early on in his innings, replies seriously that the new ball is his weakness and so he likes to make it old as soon as possible? "

Sehwag saga continues ...

Incompatible Arrows, I: Martin Amis | Cosmic Variance

Incompatible Arrows, I: Martin Amis | Cosmic Variance

Contains a hilarious excerpt from the book Times Arrow, where the narrator is describing the process of Eating but in reverse time which means that he takes the food out of his mouth, assembles it and puts it back in supermarket.

Cricinfo - Sehwag's theory of relativity

Cricinfo - Sehwag's theory of relativity

Beautifully written article that tries to explain the phenomenon that sehwag is.