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August 14, 2026August 1, 2026 Jason

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets: Reviewing Simon Singh’s Most Playful Book

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August 8, 2025August 7, 2025 Jason

The Naked Jape by Jimmy Carr and Lucy Greeves [A Review]

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February 28, 2024February 18, 2024 Jason

Trick or Treatment by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst [A Review]

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March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 Jason

Simpsons Confidential by John Ortved [A Review]

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August 31, 2021August 29, 2021 Jason

Everyday Drinking by Kingsley Amis [A Review]

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May 22, 2019December 24, 2020 Jason

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert [A Review]

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March 30, 2018December 24, 2020 Jason

Great Monuments of India [A Review]

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May 2, 2016December 24, 2020 Jason

The Genius Factory by David Plotz [A Review]

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