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Today marks the bicentennial of the birth of Richard Wagner, the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:39 -0400

Today marks the bicentennial of the birth of Richard Wagner, the great composer of operas.

Fun with words!

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:40 -0400

Fun with words!

The first Kentucky Derby happened 138 years ago today.

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:26:31 -0400

The first Kentucky Derby happened 138 years ago today.

Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Making Formulas… for Everything—From Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:34 -0400

Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Making Formulas… for Everything—From Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton:

Here’s how we make all of our character curves.

Africa is huge.

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:35:34 -0400

Africa is huge.

The tallest roller coaster in the world is exactly the same...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:40:00 -0400

The tallest roller coaster in the world is exactly the same height as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

0.006% Iron Man

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:09:00 -0400

0.006% Iron Man

Today’s the 15th anniversary of Kerry Wood’s 20...

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:48:00 -0400

Today’s the 15th anniversary of Kerry Wood’s 20 strikeout game against the Astros.

This has been getting pretty popular on Reddit. Just type in...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:39:26 -0400

This has been getting pretty popular on Reddit. Just type in “Random Pokemon Curve”.

I got Wobbuffet!

The southern states in the US endured a strong outbreak of...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:42:33 -0400

The southern states in the US endured a strong outbreak of tornadoes two years ago this week. Here’s a summary of these severe weather events and their effects.

Canadians consume 15.83lbs of coffee per year. That means the...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:16 -0400

Canadians consume 15.83lbs of coffee per year. That means the average Canadian drinks more coffee than both the average Australian and the average Briton combined.

We got you something, Joe.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:16:29 -0400

We got you something, Joe.

Today’s the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stephen A....

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:48 -0400

Today’s the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stephen A. Douglas, an influential senator and Abraham Lincoln’s great opponent in Illinois politics.

Anybody know the reason behind the spike in his Wikipedia page hit history at the end of each year?

Today’s the birthday of William Shakespeare, at least...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:44:00 -0400

Today’s the birthday of William Shakespeare, at least according to tradition. Have you looked at our analyses of Shakespeare’s plays? The visualization of each character’s appearances is particularly interesting.

Photo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:18:37 -0400

Using Wolfram|Alpha, you can see the world as if you were a dog,...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:06:20 -0400

Using Wolfram|Alpha, you can see the world as if you were a dog, colorblind, or living in a world of comics!

Learn more on our blog!

The Everglades is almost twice the size of Rhode Island.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:09:00 -0400

The Everglades is almost twice the size of Rhode Island.

The tremendously prolific mathematician Leonhard Euler was born...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:28:19 -0400

The tremendously prolific mathematician Leonhard Euler was born 306 years ago today.

We have lots of information about his achievements, which were many. Just keep clicking “More”.

Happy Birthday, Andrew Wiles! Mr. Wiles is known for...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:04:03 -0400

Happy Birthday, Andrew Wiles!

Mr. Wiles is known for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem.

In honor of Tom Lehrer’s 85th birthday, we thought...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:17:15 -0400

In honor of Tom Lehrer’s 85th birthday, we thought we’d let you in on a little secret.

What is the secret of success in mathematics?