Beyond Euclid #187

Welcome to Beyond Euclid #187, the newsletter for the best mathematics and science stuff of the week. I am Ali, and I curate cool math and science stuff every week to help you have a better week.

Some stories don’t shout—they just keep pressing, quietly, until you can’t ignore them. This week, they’re everywhere. A country losing almost a million people in a year. A city that went twelve months without a single traffic death. A classroom where the temperature outside decides how well you do on your math test.

Mixed in are the odd little details—like why so many donut boxes are pink, or the exact weight of a sprinkle-sized piece of neutron star matter. Pieces of trivia, pieces of history, pieces of warning signs.

Here’s what I’ve curated for you. If you enjoy it, share it with a friend—or become a paid subscriber so I can keep doing this every week. Let’s dive in.