Short Wave 'Math In Drag' Explores The Creativity And Beauty In Numbers
Jun 7, 2024
Kyne Santos, a math enthusiast and drag queen known for her engaging TikTok content and her book 'Math in Drag', discusses her unique blend of passions. She likens her dual life to Hannah Montana—solving equations by day and dazzling in drag by night. Kyne explores how math and performance art intersect, drawing parallels between concepts of infinity and the creative expressions in drag. She emphasizes the importance of embracing creativity in both fields and shares personal stories that highlight resilience and self-expression in the drag community.
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Kyne's Double Life
- Kyne Santos, known from Canada's Drag Race and TikTok, balanced math studies with a burgeoning drag career.
- She describes this period as a "Hannah Montana" double life, solving equations by day and performing in drag by night.
Levels of Infinity
- Infinity has different levels, with the smallest being aleph null, representing the count of natural numbers.
- Georg Cantor introduced this concept, demonstrating it through a thought experiment of matching infinite drag queens with infinite wigs.
Slaying Uncertainty with Math
- Probability helps assess likely outcomes, enabling more calculated risks and minimizing errors.
- Math provides precision for decision-making in uncertain situations.
