Wankpuffin – Science is a Cruel Mistress

Wilson’s Theorem is a test for primality.  It is inefficient for large numbers since factorials () grow very fast.  Nevertheless, it has its uses because of its simplicity. It was conjectured by Wilson and published [more…]

I have always loved snowflakes.  On a chairlift, with your head down into a biting wind, one is allowed about twenty minutes to study them settling on your clothes. They have two classes of symmetry; [more…]

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It is time to light the first candle. #Hope. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of [more…]