By Stephen Meskin
The puzzle column in this magazine almost eight years ago: Vol 29 No 3 (2017, May–June), was about tiling 4×4 squares with tetrominoes.
Puzzles
By Josh Feldman
One of the first movies I ever saw was Footloose, and even though I haven’t rewatched the movie in over 40 years, the film left a lasting impression on me.
By Josh Feldman
A few months ago, I finally convinced my parents to get cable television for the first time.
By Stephen Meskin
As actuaries, we are all pretty good at plugging numbers into a formula and getting a result.
By Josh Feldman
No one chooses to be a St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan.
By Stephen Meskin
A Goldilocks number is a number that is not too hard and not too easy: It is just right.
By Josh Feldman
I attended my high school reunion this past weekend and got a chance to catch up with a bunch of people I haven’t seen in decades.
By Stephen Meskin
In the world of polygons, there is only one type of triangle, three types of quadrilaterals, and almost a dozen types of pentagons.
By Josh Feldman
Growing up in the ’80s in St. Louis, radio was king. Before the iPod, YouTube, or even Napster, the best way to listen to music was on the radio.