Monthly Archives: February 2022

Ehud Friedgut: How many cubes of 2×2×2 fit into a box of size 8×4×3? (TYI 49)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Gil Kalai

This blog post is kindly written by Ehud Friedgut. My daughter, Shiri, who’s in seventh grade, had the following question in a math exam: How many cubes of 2×2×2 fit into a box of size 8×4×3? Shiri divided the volumes, … Continue reading →

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Is HQCA Possible? A conversation with Michael Brooks

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Gil Kalai

Here is a short email interview from April 2021 with Michael Brooks from “New Scientist”. Dear Professor Kalai, I’m writing a short feature for New Scientist magazine on the theme “Will we ever have a useful quantum computer?”. I’m aware … Continue reading →

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To cheer you up in difficult times 35 combined with Test Your Intuition 48: Alef’s corner – Jazz and Math

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Gil Kalai

Test your intuition: What is the true title of this drawing?

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