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Math from Three to Seven
A lively review of Zvonkin's classic about a Moscow math circle for preschoolers, with delightful examples of how very y…
Math Munch
A weekly roundup blog serving up bite-sized recreational math discoveries, puzzles, and mathematical art for curious stu…
Mathematically Correct Breakfast
George Hart shows, step by step with photos, how to slice a bagel so the two halves come out as interlocking rings, plus…
Mathematics in the Library of Babel
An essay by mathematician Daniel Litt that uses Borges's Library of Babel to reflect on mathematics, what could be found…
Mathematics of Animation
A slide deck that explains the math behind animation, showing how equations drive the motion of elements on screen in de…
MathPages
A dense, decades-old archive of essays working through recreational and research-level math problems, from number theory…
Matrices and Graphs
A clear illustrated explainer of how every matrix is secretly a graph and vice versa, and why this fact makes so much of…
Maya Angelou on the Road with Porgy and Bess
A scholarly essay following the young Maya Angelou as a dancer in the 1950s touring production of Porgy and Bess through…
Maybe you're not Actually Trying
An essay on selective agency in capable people, asking why talented people can act decisively in some areas and stay odd…
McKinsey Global Institute
A research arm publishing free, richly illustrated reports on global economic trends, automation, productivity, and the…
McLelun Anime Background Tutorial
A tutorial page showing an artist's workflow for painting anime-style backgrounds using Photoshop, Blender 3D and After…
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Meaning Is Use: Wittgenstein on the Limits of Language
A clear, friendly essay explaining Wittgenstein's shift from the picture theory of language to the idea that meaning is…
Medieval Staircases Were Not Built Clockwise for Defenders
A myth-busting article tracing the popular castle-tour claim that spiral stairs favored right-handed defenders, and show…
Mental Models
A widely shared essay collecting and explaining a personal toolkit of mental models drawn from science, economics, and p…
Metaballs
An illustrated explanation of metaballs, the gooey blobs that merge when they touch, with live interactive demos showing…
Metaphorosis Magazine
A monthly speculative fiction magazine publishing free short stories in science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream, with a…
Metropolis
A design magazine covering architecture and interiors with a focus on sustainability, urban systems, and how buildings s…
Mickey, Disney, and the Public Domain
A Duke law center history of Mickey Mouse's 95-year entanglement with copyright, showing how Disney borrowed from the pu…
Middle English - History of English
An accessible guide to how English changed after the Norman Conquest, with French loanwords, Chaucer, the Black Death an…
Military History Now
A blog covering unusual and forgotten military history, from obscure battles to strange weapons, with a focus on storyte…
Minesweeper Thermodynamics
A mathematician's playful blog post that treats Minesweeper boards like physical systems and uses ideas from thermodynam…
Missouri State School and Hospital
Asylum Projects wiki entry on the Missouri State School and Hospital in Marshall, part of a vast volunteer archive docum…
Modern Japanese Woodworking Techniques
An illustrated guide to traditional Japanese woodworking crafts such as sashimono joinery, carving, kurimono, hikimono t…
Modern Microprocessors - A 90-Minute Guide
A fast-paced, well-illustrated introduction to how modern processors work, covering pipelining, superscalar execution, c…
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