Edward Goldsmith (1933-2018) was a British environmentalist, author, and prominent advocate for sustainable living and ecological awareness. He is best known for his role as the founding editor of "The Ecologist," a significant publication focusing on environmental issues. Goldsmith's work emphasized the importance of ecological sustainability and critiqued modern industrial society, promoting a more harmonious relationship between humans and the natural world.
There are two types of people:
- those who are autodidacts
- those who didn't really learn
Some possible definitions:
Thus OurBigBook.com.
Autonomous agents research group of the University of Edinburgh by
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Frank Fremont-Smith was a notable figure in the fields of medicine and global health. He is particularly recognized for his work related to international health issues and his contributions to public health.
Klaus Krippendorff is a prominent figure in the fields of communication and information science. He is best known for his work on the concepts of communication theory, qualitative research, and the design of social science research. Krippendorff is particularly recognized for his contributions to the development of content analysis, a systematic method for analyzing textual, visual, or audio information.
Some criticisms:
Gotthard Günther (1900–1984) was a German philosopher, logician, and interdisciplinary thinker known for his work in the areas of philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mathematics. He is particularly recognized for his engagement with the problems of transfinite sets and the implications of logic for philosophical inquiry.
Average length of a Snakes and Ladders game by
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-01 +Created 1970-01-01
Since Snakes and Ladders is nothing but a Absorbing Markov chain, the results are exactly the same as for that general problem.
www.jstor.org/stable/3619261: How Long Is a Game of Snakes and Ladders? by Althoen, King and Schilling (1993), paywalled.
Average number of steps spent on a node of a Markov chain by
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-01 +Created 1970-01-01
TODO how to calculate
Hans Diedrich Henatsch (1927–2019) was a prominent German philosopher known for his contributions to a variety of philosophical fields, particularly in the areas of epistemology, ontology, and the philosophy of language. His work often engaged with themes related to the nature of knowledge, the relationship between language and reality, and the implications of modern philosophical thought. Henatsch's contributions have influenced discussions and debates within contemporary philosophy, particularly in the German-speaking world.
Hasan Özbekhan is a notable figure in the fields of systems theory, cybernetics, and social sciences. He is recognized for his contributions to the understanding of complex systems and his work on developing methodologies and frameworks for analyzing social and organizational dynamics. Özbekhan's research often focuses on the interplay between technology and society, emphasizing the need for holistic approaches to address complex social issues.
Average number of steps until reaching a state of a Markov chain by
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-01 +Created 1970-01-01
TODO how to calculate
Largest programs ever written:
Olga Boudker is a prominent neuroscientist known for her research on ion channels, particularly in the context of neuronal signaling and synaptic transmission. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of how neurons communicate with each other through the study of proteins that facilitate the movement of ions across cell membranes. Boudker's work often involves advanced techniques in biochemistry, molecular biology, and techniques such as X-ray crystallography and electrophysiology to explore the structure and function of these vital proteins.
Pinned article: ourbigbook/introduction-to-the-ourbigbook-project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
Intro to OurBigBook
. Source. We have two killer features:
- topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculusArticles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
- a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
- a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
- to OurBigBook.com to get awesome multi-user features like topics and likes
- as HTML files to a static website, which you can host yourself for free on many external providers like GitHub Pages, and remain in full control
Figure 2. You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either OurBigBook.com or as a static website.Figure 3. Visual Studio Code extension installation.Figure 5. . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally. Video 3. Edit locally and publish demo. Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension. - Infinitely deep tables of contents:
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact