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Gabriel’s Horn – “The Painter’s Paradox”

Whoever can paint Gabriel’s horn shall receive eternal glory. All the painters of the land have tried but none have succeeded; they complain that, although they can fill the horn with paint, it is impossible to finish painting the outside. None can explain this paradox. But we are mathematicians, maybe we can…

The most efficient way to solve a Rubik’s cube

Do you know how to solve a Rubik’s cube – without peeling the stickers off? What if I told you it can definitively always be solved in 20 moves or less? Get ready to learn how the simply designed 3×3 cube intended to entertain children, actually holds endless intrinsic properties that have inspired mathematicians for decades!