paradoxes
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Ms. Williams delights in the paradoxes of butterfly evolution, including monarch caterpillars’ calibrated resistance to milkweed toxins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes in a nation founded on the principle that all men are created equal."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
One of the paradoxes of Diamond’s career is that his flashy showman reputation is built on songs that can be almost comically humble in their imagery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Recognizing the categorical difference between occurrence and existence resolves these paradoxes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
In my book Mathematics and Humor I tried to show that both activities are forms of intellectual play, which often find common ground in brainteasers, puzzles, games, and paradoxes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
