Archimedes Notebook

 What a perfect time to hibernate with a good book.. . Enjoy your winter holidays ~ see you back here mid-January!  

I believe that if you want to learn about something, you need to play around with it. Unfortunately, some folks take math too seriously . I ...

 Winter Solstice is Sunday morning, December 21. That will be the shortest day of the year - though you won't notice days getting longer...

 Every now and then I come across a book that is more than a book. This one turns into a catapult - at least part of it does! That makes it ...

  Sometimes when you get up close to a tree, you decide that maybe you don't want to shake it's hands! What sort of prickly trees do...