Colossal: Art & visual culture since 2010.Close-Up Photographer of the Year Celebrates Minuscule Marvels and Delicate Details
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novaTopFlexWhy is arctan(1/2) equal to arctan(1/3) + arctan(1/7)?
The truth behind the signature arctangent question is simply that the arctangent addition formula, in direct resemblance to the tangent addition formula, is directly related to the fact that 1/3 + 1/7 equals 7/21 + 3/21 and the fact that 7 + 3 = 10, resulting in a final solution of 10/21 just in the numerator. In the denominator, however, is 1 - (1/3)(1/7), which results in 1 - 1/21, which in return results in (21-1)/21 equals 20/21. If the numerator is 10/21 and the denominator is 20/21, the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/why-is-arctan1-2-equal-to-arctan1-3-arctan1-7/
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseBBC: ‘I just love yapping’: Spud sellers, posh-girl comedy and bus-loving gran among TikTok award nominees. “There are 72 nominees across 12 categories including education, beauty, comedy, food and sport. The nominees have a combined following of more than 83 million followers. From breakout comedians to beauty innovators, this year’s nominees include jacket potato entrepreneurs, tap dancing […]
The Otherworldly and Ravenous Top 2025’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
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Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition Reveals the Vastly Unseen
Ars Technica: Rice weevil on a grain of rice wins 2025 Nikon Small World contest. “Featured below are the remaining top 20 winners of this year’s contest, with subjects ranging from rat liver cells, sunflower trichomes, and slime molds releasing spores, to a moth laying eggs and a parasitic fungus invading a fly, among other microscopic marvels.”
404 Media: What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer. “A prominent beer competition introduced an AI-judging tool without warning. The judges and some members of the wider brewing industry were pissed.”
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BBC: First-time contender crowned World Conker Champion. “The new King and Queen Conker have been crowned after a closely-fought contest at the World Conker Championships. Hundreds of competitors went into battle in Northamptonshire for the event’s 60th year – which attracted increased attention after last year’s cheating scandal, prompting ‘airport-style’ security checks.”
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Blink and You’d Miss the Moments Topping This Year’s Pure Street Photography Awards
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Miss FidgetMore about Philadelphia’s clean block contest. https://www.phila.gov/2025-09-26-annual-clean-block-contest-is-back/
