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He won the lottery 14 times with math so they changed the rules: mathewingram.com
","summary":"Romanian-born mathematician Stefan Mandel used simple probability and a massive ticket-buying operation to win lottery jackpots 14 times. Born into a poor Jewish family in Romania in 1931, Mandel developed a passion for mathematics at a young age but could not pursue an academic career because of fi...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/06/03/he-won-the-lottery-14-times-with-math-so-they-changed-the-rules/","date_published":"2026-06-03T14:30:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 14:30","date_timestamp":1780497010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91398315","content_html":"He ran an $11M fraud scheme from prison and just escaped: mathewingram.com
","summary":"A Georgia man convicted of leading an $11 million fraud scheme while in custody through contraband phones is now on the run after officials say he escaped from a federal prison camp. The United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies are searc...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/06/02/he-ran-an-11m-fraud-scheme-from-prison-and-just-escaped/","date_published":"2026-06-02T13:49:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 13:49","date_timestamp":1780408146,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91354599","content_html":"Tools I use and love: Raindrop: mathewingram.com
","summary":"I like to save things. Particularly interesting websites and news articles. Some of them are just for my personal use (projects I want to work on, etc.) and some are for inclusion in one of my newsletters: either When The Going Gets Weird, which is a daily collection of interesting and/or weird news...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/06/01/tools-i-use-and-love-raindrop/","date_published":"2026-06-01T20:19:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 20:19","date_timestamp":1780345170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91330632","content_html":"A teenager fixed a 35-year-old problem with oxygen sensors: mathewingram.com
","summary":"A Kitchener, Ont., teen has won the best project award for innovation at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Eigenpulse: Eliminating Demographic Bias in Pulse Oximetry and Remote PPG from First Principles was the name of the project by Gurnoor Kaur, a Grade 11 student at Cameron Height Collegiate Institut...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/06/01/a-teenager-fixed-a-35-year-old-problem-with-oxygen-sensors/","date_published":"2026-06-01T13:54:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 13:54","date_timestamp":1780322068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91288447","content_html":"Plants
Italian photographer made a pinhole camera out of pasta: mathewingram.com
","summary":"Berlin-based Italian photographer Paride Ambrogi recently combined two of his loves, photography and pasta, in a brilliant, possibly tasty way. Ambrogi made the Ravihole Camera, a working pinhole camera made entirely from fresh pasta dough. Ambrogi made the Ravihole as part of a workshop on fresh-fi...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/29/italian-photographer-made-a-pinhole-camera-out-of-pasta/","date_published":"2026-05-29T13:45:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 13:45","date_timestamp":1780062359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91092145","content_html":"Russian hitman busted because he used Google Translate: mathewingram.com
","summary":"When Denis Alimov passed through the arrivals hall of El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá on the morning of February 24, 2026, he had the outward appearance of a middle-aged Russian tourist escaping Moscow’s harsh winter: a salt-and-pepper goatee, a light travel bag, a connecting flight from I...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/28/russian-hitman-busted-because-he-used-google-translate/","date_published":"2026-05-28T16:14:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 16:14","date_timestamp":1779984875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91092144","content_html":"Will AI destroy jobs or create jobs? Yes ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/mathewingram.com/work/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-24.jpg?resize=525%2C330&ssl=1\")
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The rise and fall of the world’s only female yakuza gangster: mathewingram.com
","summary":"In almost 40 years, Mako Nishimura never lost a fight. She told me this as if it were as obvious as night following day. Nishimura is 5ft-nothing and slight of build. She is also probably the only woman ever to have been a full-fledged yakuza, a member of Japan’s feared and rule-bound criminal under...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/27/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-worlds-only-female-yakuza-gangster/","date_published":"2026-05-27T13:57:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 13:57","date_timestamp":1779890227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91017027","content_html":"Where do I want her to hurry to? ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/mathewingram.com/work/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/l0h86zu9wtn91.jpg?resize=525%2C607&ssl=1\")
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He was renovating his basement and found an underground city: mathewingram.com
","summary":"In 1963, a Turkish resident who simply wanted to expand his house ended up making an unexpected and monumental discovery. While knocking down a wall in his basement, he found a mysterious room—then another, and another. Without realizing it, he had uncovered the entrance to Derinkuyu: an underground...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/26/he-was-renovating-his-basement-and-found-an-underground-city/","date_published":"2026-05-26T13:37:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 13:37","date_timestamp":1779802642,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90886087","content_html":"What it’s like to suffer from locked-in syndrome: mathewingram.com
","summary":"There is one time of day when Dawn Faizey Webster can feel normal. It’s after dinner, once she has been changed into her pyjamas and she is lying in bed, watching television. After a certain amount of time or a certain number of episodes, Netflix, the ever-considerate streaming service, asks its vie...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/25/what-its-like-to-suffer-from-locked-in-syndrome/","date_published":"2026-05-25T16:50:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 16:50","date_timestamp":1779727812,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90748704","content_html":"You pity the moth
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Seven-foot-four basketball player trained as a Shaolin monk: mathewingram.com
","summary":"Master Yan’an has trained at the Shaolin Temple in China since he was 6 years old. He has climbed the roughly 1,500 stone steps up Wuru Peak to the Bodhidharma Cave thousands of times. None of the steps is the same size or height. Some are narrow; some are tall. During the day, tourists who visit … ...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/22/seven-foot-four-basketball-player-trained-as-a-shaolin-monk/","date_published":"2026-05-22T14:15:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 14:15","date_timestamp":1779459357,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90680424","content_html":"How Hemingway’s love of boxing changed salad dressing: mathewingram.com
","summary":"In 1925, Ernest Hemingway published In Our Time, his first collection of short stories, which included his first published boxing story, “The Battler.” On a cool Tuesday evening in October of 1955, three decades after the publication of “The Battler,” an adaptation of Hemingway’s boxing story aired ...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/21/how-hemingways-love-of-boxing-changed-salad-dressing/","date_published":"2026-05-21T16:11:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 16:11","date_timestamp":1779379860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90650832","content_html":"Data center criticism is based on bad science and scare quotes: mathewingram.com
","summary":"A lot of the arguments against data centers that are based on water consumption or power usage tend to collapse on closer inspection","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/21/data-center-criticism-is-based-on-bad-science-and-scare-quotes/","date_published":"2026-05-21T14:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 14:37","date_timestamp":1779374220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90565465","content_html":"This folksy fast-food icon had a few skeletons in his closet: mathewingram.com
","summary":"The seventh of May 1931 was a hot, dusty day in Kentucky. Alongside a dirt road, a service station manager named Matt Stewart stood on a ladder painting a cement railroad wall. His application of a fresh coat of paint was gradually obscuring the sign that had been painted there. The car skidded to a...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/20/this-folksy-fast-food-icon-had-a-few-skeletons-in-his-closet/","date_published":"2026-05-20T13:36:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 13:36","date_timestamp":1779284205,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90489423","content_html":"The US planned to use nuclear bombs for construction projects: mathewingram.com
","summary":"The year was 1957. The Cold War was in full swing. The U.S. was seemingly lagging behind in the technological arms race and needed to make a show, a display of power and prowess. Project Plowshare was a project in which the nation’s scientists were supposed to find something useful to do with all th...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/19/the-us-planned-to-use-nuclear-bombs-for-construction-projects/","date_published":"2026-05-19T14:37:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 14:37","date_timestamp":1779201436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90434867","content_html":"Dad jokes
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The monsters are inside you
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Man uses legal loophole to declare himself a Swiss king: mathewingram.com
","summary":"A Swiss man named Jonas Lauwiner has drawn attention after declaring himself the “king of Switzerland” and assembling a patchwork of land parcels without paying for them. His unusual rise is not based on conquest or wealth but on exploiting a little-known legal provision that allows claims over owne...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/15/man-uses-legal-loophole-to-declare-himself-a-swiss-king/","date_published":"2026-05-15T13:33:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 13:33","date_timestamp":1778852000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90189783","content_html":"She saved the NASA moon mission multiple times: mathewingram.com
","summary":"It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot on Earth’s only natural satellite. Suddenly, the onboard computer flashes: “Alarm 1202.” Over the next 278 seconds, four more alarms trigger: “Alarm 1202,” “Alarm 1201,” “Alarm...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/14/she-saved-the-nasa-moon-mission-multiple-times/","date_published":"2026-05-14T16:19:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 16:19","date_timestamp":1778775540,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90164707","content_html":"Has Richard Dawkins lost his mind or has AI gained one? mathewingram.com
","summary":"Richard Dawkins says he believes Claude may be conscious, or at least is willing to behave as though it is. Is he deluded, or is there more about consciousness that we still don't understand? I argue it's the latter","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/14/has-richard-dawkins-lost-his-mind-or-has-ai-gained-one/","date_published":"2026-05-14T14:34:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 14:34","date_timestamp":1778769267,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90094408","content_html":"The architect her co-op used turned out to be a serial killer: mathewingram.com
","summary":"One July morning in 2023, I was driving my son to an art class when my friend Amy Ryan called. The Gilgo Beach serial killer had just been identified and taken into custody.“You will not believe who it is,” she reported: “It’s Rex Heuermann.” However unlikely it was that the two of us — lifelong New...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/13/the-architect-her-co-op-used-turned-out-to-be-a-serial-killer/","date_published":"2026-05-13T13:53:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 13:53","date_timestamp":1778680413,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90009636","content_html":"The screech when peeling tape is tiny supersonic sound bursts: mathewingram.com
","summary":"The screeching of peeling tape is a familiar albeit annoying sound. However, despite decades of study, its source has remained elusive. The peeling of adhesive tape from a solid surface is known to progress with a stick-slip mechanism. Indeed, numerous studies investigated the chaotic trajectory of ...","url":"https://mathewingram.com/work/2026/05/12/the-screech-when-peeling-tape-is-tiny-supersonic-sound-bursts/","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:23:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Mathew Ingram","url":"http://mathewingram.com/work","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff55b866c6a9e608111b706fda77e3de8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mathewi"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:23","date_timestamp":1778592227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77927082","content_html":"@mathewingram.com Incidentally, since a bunch of people have asked me, that picture is the Maria Laach Abbey Library in the Eifel region of Germany
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