Author Archives: Amol

Fivethirtyeight- Cost of college 9/13/16

-Contrary to explanations in popular media, the rise of college tuition since 2000 can be attributed largely to cuts in state funding of public schools. -State public schools account for 2/3 of students in four year colleges. -75% of rising costs attributed to state funding cuts, 25% to increased administrators, faculty salaries and new amenitiesContinue reading “Fivethirtyeight- Cost of college 9/13/16”

17 Equations That Changed the World

I came across this interesting article from business insider about the 17 math equations that changed the world.  The article is from 2014, but still it’s a cool read. If you didn’t click the link, or if it doesn’t work anymore, here’s the list, in chronological order from “discovery”: 1. Pythagorian Theorem 2.Logarithms 3.  Calculus 4.Continue reading “17 Equations That Changed the World”

Sykes-Picot Agreement

  Not sure why I was reading about this but: Skyes-Picot Agreement:  aka Asia Minor agreement.  Secret treaty between UK, France and Russia which basically set forth terms for dividing up areas controlled by the Ottoman Empire after WWI.  Basically, this is seen as the original source for the current chaos in the Middle East.Continue reading “Sykes-Picot Agreement”