Murray Bourne
@bourne2learn.bsky.social
Interests in mathematics, science, politics. Born on a blue day. Is there intelligent life on Earth?
"Educators should cultivate curiosity in students, to bring meaning to their school day and spark their imagination." [Ramsey Musallam, paraphrased]
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Educators should cultivate curiosity in students, to bring meaning to their school day and spark their imagination." [Ramsey Musallam, paraphrased]
"Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value." [Arthur Miller]
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value." [Arthur Miller]
The number n is "perfect" if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is equal to n. Examples: 6, 28 and 496.
December 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The number n is "perfect" if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is equal to n. Examples: 6, 28 and 496.
Game music follows Golden Ratio: http://www.thetanooki.com/2007/03/03/zelda-music-of-golden-proportions/ Zelda Music of Golden Proportions
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Game music follows Golden Ratio: http://www.thetanooki.com/2007/03/03/zelda-music-of-golden-proportions/ Zelda Music of Golden Proportions
The Gini Coefficient of wealth distribution https://www.intmath.com/blog/the-gini-coefficient-of-wealth-distribution/4187
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The Gini Coefficient of wealth distribution https://www.intmath.com/blog/the-gini-coefficient-of-wealth-distribution/4187
Visualize major airlines flight routes http://www.senchalabs.org/philogl/PhiloGL/examples/worldFlights/ (3D)
December 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Visualize major airlines flight routes http://www.senchalabs.org/philogl/PhiloGL/examples/worldFlights/ (3D)
Reposted by Murray Bourne
Deleted by the cowardly SMH after the Australian Jewish Association complained.
Zionists CANNOT tolerate anything that humanises Muslims. They are racist to the core.
We have to start pushing back hard against their aggressive, concerted attacks on free speech.
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
Zionists CANNOT tolerate anything that humanises Muslims. They are racist to the core.
We have to start pushing back hard against their aggressive, concerted attacks on free speech.
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Deleted by the cowardly SMH after the Australian Jewish Association complained.
Zionists CANNOT tolerate anything that humanises Muslims. They are racist to the core.
We have to start pushing back hard against their aggressive, concerted attacks on free speech.
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
Zionists CANNOT tolerate anything that humanises Muslims. They are racist to the core.
We have to start pushing back hard against their aggressive, concerted attacks on free speech.
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
"Queenslanders downloaded the most data on average for the third year in a row..."
Curious to know what it consisted of. Funny cat pictures? PDFs of how to open a coal mine? Excel spreadsheets?
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Curious to know what it consisted of. Funny cat pictures? PDFs of how to open a coal mine? Excel spreadsheets?
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Streaming surge reveals how Australia's internet usage is changing
New NBN data reveals how streaming, working from home and faster broadband are reshaping Australia's internet usage.
www.sbs.com.au
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"Queenslanders downloaded the most data on average for the third year in a row..."
Curious to know what it consisted of. Funny cat pictures? PDFs of how to open a coal mine? Excel spreadsheets?
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Curious to know what it consisted of. Funny cat pictures? PDFs of how to open a coal mine? Excel spreadsheets?
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
"The notion of infinity is our greatest friend; it is also the greatest enemy of our peace of mind." [James Pierpont]
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The notion of infinity is our greatest friend; it is also the greatest enemy of our peace of mind." [James Pierpont]
"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." [Martin Luther King Jr]
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." [Martin Luther King Jr]
"Science is nothing more than a never-ending search for truth. What could be more profoundly sacred than that?" [Ann Druyan, co-writer of Cosmos series]
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Science is nothing more than a never-ending search for truth. What could be more profoundly sacred than that?" [Ann Druyan, co-writer of Cosmos series]
"It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable." [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière) 17th cent French playwright, actor and poet]
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable." [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière) 17th cent French playwright, actor and poet]
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
[Dalai Lama]
[Dalai Lama]
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
[Dalai Lama]
[Dalai Lama]
Ques. Why do programmers always confuse Halloween and Christmas? Ans. Because 31 OCT == 25 DEC.
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Ques. Why do programmers always confuse Halloween and Christmas? Ans. Because 31 OCT == 25 DEC.
"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." [Oscar Wilde]
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." [Oscar Wilde]
15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day. Source: WHO https://www.who.int/tobacco/en/atlas8.pdf (PDF, 1 page)
December 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day. Source: WHO https://www.who.int/tobacco/en/atlas8.pdf (PDF, 1 page)
"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago." [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
December 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago." [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
"No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives." [Neil deGrasse Tyson]
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives." [Neil deGrasse Tyson]
"Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control." [Cyril Connolly]
December 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control." [Cyril Connolly]
"You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity." [Thomas Wolfe]
December 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity." [Thomas Wolfe]
"The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather the care given to the welfare of all the people." [Helen Keller, US activist and author, 1880-1968]
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather the care given to the welfare of all the people." [Helen Keller, US activist and author, 1880-1968]
Temml is a javascript library that produces good looking math on Web pages. It's faster than MathJax and KaTeX. Here's some examples and templates: https://bourne2learn.com/math/temml/
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Temml is a javascript library that produces good looking math on Web pages. It's faster than MathJax and KaTeX. Here's some examples and templates: https://bourne2learn.com/math/temml/
World temperature anomalies http://philogb.github.io/page/temperature-anomalies/ (3D interactive data visualization)
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
World temperature anomalies http://philogb.github.io/page/temperature-anomalies/ (3D interactive data visualization)
"Good questions outrank easy answers." [Paul Samuelson]
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Good questions outrank easy answers." [Paul Samuelson]
100 Incredible Open Lectures for Math Geeks https://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2009/10/28/100-incredible-open-courses-for-the-ultimate-tech-geek/
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
100 Incredible Open Lectures for Math Geeks https://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2009/10/28/100-incredible-open-courses-for-the-ultimate-tech-geek/