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Richard Buckminster Fuller portrait by Todd St. John. (via Peak Energy)

Richard Buckminster Fuller portrait by Todd St. John. (via Peak Energy)

On Monday, a correspondent called from National Public Radio to discuss the implications of typesetting a number with twelve million digits.

— H&FJ’s Jonathan Hoefler was contacted by Joe Palca, a science correspondent for NPR’s Morning Edition, who was meditating on the best way to convey the magnitude of the largest known prime number.

From Craig Damrauer’s “New Math”. (via Kris Lane)

From Craig Damrauer’s “New Math”. (via Kris Lane)

Heroes

Humming

  • The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
  • The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
  • Passive Me, Agressive You by The Naked and Famous
  • Buffalo by The Phoenix Foundation

Past: 2009, 2008, 2007

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