Daily Archives: May 21, 2020

The Honor Of Oathbreakers

Posted on May 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

What is the importance of an oath?  There are certain groups of people who are required at certain points of their lives to take oaths.  For example, people who marry take wedding vows in which they promise to love and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Flatterland

Posted on May 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Flatterland:  Like Flatland, Only More So, by Ian Stewart This is why we can’t have any nice things.  This book is a sign of why it is that our times are not nearly as good as the late Victorian period.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Flatland

Posted on May 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Flatland:  A Romance Of Many Dimensions, by A Square (Edwin A. Abbott) This book is a classic work dealing with mathematics and the imagination of strange worlds, and one I have pondered about often [1], and in reading it, the … Continue reading →

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Article Review: Semi-Flatland

Posted on May 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Semi-Flatland, by David Vegh and John McGreevy In looking up material that was related to the classic novel Flatland (review forthcoming), I came across this paper on non-geometric space that would allow for Type II string theory calculations to work … Continue reading →

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