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Tag Archives: Fang Zhouzi
Pseudoscience in four glorious colors
Philosopher Li Ming (黎鸣) threatened to commit suicide if his Laozi-based proof of the Four Color Theorem was wrong. Turns out it is. Also, Liu Zihua’s Eight Trigrams Cosmology (八卦宇宙学理) as an example of the relationship of traditional Chinese culture to modern science.
Posted in Internet, Media and Advertising, Media regulation, Newspapers, Scholarship and education
Tagged @classic, Fang Zhouzi, four color theorem, Li Ming, Liu Zihua, pseudoscience, Song Zhenghai, XYS
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A new seal for the University of Beijing
Peking University gets a new seal, and its English name changes to University of Beijing.
Posted in Scholarship and education
Tagged China Times, Fang Zhouzi, Lu Xun, Peking University, translation
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A theorem, a crank, and a duel to the death
Philosopher Li Ming (黎鸣) and anti-fraud activist Fang Zhouzi (方舟子) square off in a duel to the death over the four color problem (四色难题).
Posted in Internet, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Fang Zhouzi, four color theorem, Li Ming, pseudoscience, XYS
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Peking University’s fake sea turtles
Qiu Chengtong (丘成桐) accuses Peking University of faking its list of overseas faculty.
Posted in Beijing, Internet, Media and Advertising, Scholarship and education
Tagged Fang Zhouzi, mathematics, Peking University, Shing-tung Yau, XYS
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