Baby Aleph
Two new parents suggest math-themed baby names, Radius and Aleph, as the baby looks on.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-01-13-baby-aleph/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "What about 'Radius'? It's strong, like a Roman Emperor."
B (holding a baby): "I was thinking 'Aleph.'"
A: "Ooh! 'Al' for short."
[Caption] "Why We Don't Let Mathematicians Name Babies"