What I saw on the web on 2024.6.4

1. What’s the opposite of mathematics?
   by Ben Orlin
   https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/06/04/whats-the-opposite-of-mathematics/
   the answer may surprise you? good piece
   via rss
   
   
2. The Moral Economy of the Shire
   by Nathangoldwag
   https://nathangoldwag.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/the-moral-economy-of-the-shire/
   none of this will surprise those who've read LotR closely
   via boing
   
   
3. Tormented by an Urn
   by Rachael Meager
   https://rottenandgood.substack.com/p/tormented-by-an-urn
   thoughts on statistics and things not-entirely unrelated to statistics
   via discord
   
   
4. ET Math: How different could it be?
   by John Stillwell
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MV65airaPA
   so far about 20 mins in, this is good stuff
   via nosing around on youtube for something tasty