John Carlos Baez on Nostr: The mascot of New College, in Florida, was the empty set. Technically the Null Set. ...
The mascot of New College, in Florida, was the empty set. Technically the Null Set.
But New College was considered "woke" - so a board of trustees dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis voted to replace the Null Set with a new mascot: a tree.
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