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Aztec surveyors were very accurate

August 31st, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A mathematical review of the Codex Vergara, a document which contains detailed map of 386 farms, has shown that Aztec

The world’s first protractor

July 29th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

An object found in the tomb of an Egyptian architect may be the world’s first protractor. The architect Kha helped

Ancient Egyptian mathematics

December 9th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

The New York Times has an interesting piece about the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a 3,600 year old document that contains

Wooden tablet with multiplication sums found in Japan

December 6th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A wooden tablet etched with multiplication sums, dating back to the late Nara Period (710-784), has been unearthed in Nara,

Question of the Moment
Government eavesdropping on private citizens has been happening for centuries. Is the current episode a violation of the fourth amendment of the Constitution which guards against unreasonable search?
- No. The government is not doing anything unreasonable.
- Yes. It is unreasonable and the surveillance should be stopped at once. The Constitution says "We the People." It does not say, "We the Government."
- Yes. It is unreasonable but we have to understand that the threat to public safety requires action.
- The question is academic. The unauthorized surveillance is pretty much ineffective anyway (e.g. the Boston Marathon bombing)
- If the framers of the Constitution could see the 21st century, they would understand that new technology requires action not imagined in the 18th century.
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