In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can observe any inmate at will. As far as a prisoner knows, at any given time, ...
Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Do you ever have that sense…”somebody is watching me?” Surely, we all have. I’ve shared this story before. Years ago, I was agitated with a young employee.
Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...