{"id":282191,"date":"2025-11-15T14:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/?p=282191"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:48:44","slug":"im-taking-amphetamines-for-the-good-of-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2025\/11\/15\/im-taking-amphetamines-for-the-good-of-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m taking amphetamines for the good of mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"363\" data-attachment-id=\"282193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2025\/11\/15\/im-taking-amphetamines-for-the-good-of-mathematics\/image-729\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathewingram.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-8.png?fit=640%2C442&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,442\" 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