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Prime Numbers
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Prime numbers are numbers that are divisible by themselves only and one.
The series begins 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37 and continues (possibly) into infinity.
They can only be checked in reverse - meaning, there is no formula that will create a prime number, only formulas that factor and check if a number is prime. Is it possible to create a formula that will predict all prime numbers?
And when we have that solved, what is the formula that will create or predict all Mersennes Primes?
Email me the answer, but be sure to take credit for it first.
Curious? Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Numbers, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_prime, http://primes.utm.edu/mersenne/index.html
The Voynich Manuscript
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The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious illustrated book written in an indecipherable text. It is thought to have been written between 1450 and 1520. The author, script and language of the manuscript remain unknown. . . Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_Manuscript
Time to read a book?
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An interesting article on the new hardwiring of our brains. . . http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
The Story of Stuff
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This should be taught in schools. http://www.storyofstuff.com/. If you have children 9 years and above, have them watch this. Watch it with them.
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