Zero, the Hero! Ever hear about the mathematician who hated negative numbers? He would stop at nothing to avoid them. (Relevance to be explained…) Imagine a really great meal: hors d’oeuvres, appetizer, pasta, main course and dessert, all matched with a perfectly paired wine. A meal like this, perhaps coupled with great company, has wonderful […]

Growing up, I could never understand the idiom “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” That’s because the more logical alternative is “You can’t eat your cake and have it too,” which is obvious, since once it’s eaten, it’s gone! The phrase (similarly used by many cultures – German: “You can’t dance at […]