The ancients described the world through the classical elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire. Modern science and chemistry debunked that long ago, yet those categorizations look eerily similar to what was finally formalised the the 20th century, the four states of matter. Is this history’s greatest coincidence?

This is part 1 of a new series of mine that is getting back to the roots of mathematics, showing how it is primarily about dealing with quantities, how they can be categorized, and what sort of patterns can be discovered by doing so.

Hi, I’m Stuart, and I’ve started a project called Glowing Hearts Canada. I’ve been asking Canadians, what comes to mind when you sing,“ with glowing hearts we see thee rise?” What makes your heart glow? Some amazing responses have come in so far. Even Fubar’s Give’r Terry gave a response, and we’d like to collect…