Morbid Maths

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André Bloch
Did you know there was a mathematician that murdered his family?

Girolamo Cardano, Living Fully, and Predicting Death
Did you know that Girolamo Cardano (sometimes known as Jerome Cardan) predicted the date of his own death… by killing himself?

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Hebrew Gemetria
Did you know that to some people numbers represent the nature of God?

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The Unabomber: A Dark Tale in the History of Mathematics
Did you know that gifted American mathematician Ted Kacynski led a double life as a domestic terrorist?

Hippasus and Irrational Numbers
Did you know a mathematician was believed to have died because of “noodle”?