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Welcome to my blog! My name is Jay Gupta and I am an undergraduate student at Stanford working towards a Bachelors of Computer Science.

2024

The PolyLabel Algorithm

September 5 2024

A staggering 2,688 miles from Dunice Island, Point Nemo is the most inaccessible point in the ocean. So how did we find it?

The QuickHull Algorithm

August 25 2024

A brief excersize, got me down the rabbit hole of Convex Hull Algorithms. Here, I review my attempt at qhull, an algorithm that notably extends into arbitrary dimensions.

Religion in Demon Slayer

March 13 2024

This blog serves as an addendum to my poster for RELIGST 6N: Religion in Anime and Manga.

2023

Movie Barcodes

September 15 2023

Recently, I stumbled upon a fascinating and visually captivating concept that lives at the intersection of film and cinematography: movie barcodes.

Ford Circles

December 25 2023

Last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing several SoMe submissions from content creators across the globe. One of those videos introduced a certain construction of tangential circles, known as Ford Circles. Intrigued, I decided to take a deeper look.

The Kepler Bouwkamp Constant

December 25 2023

I'm sure we're all familiar with the usual mathematical constants, but what the heck is the the Kepler Bouwkamp Constant?

Notes to Myself

December 25 2023

Between 6th and 12th grade I maintained a notebook of modest observations and insights I arrived at.

Modular Multiplication Graphs

December 25 2023

While browsing through MathOverflow posts, I stumbled upon a rather peculiar result discovered by research mathematician Simon Plouffe between 1974 and 1979.

Photo Color Wheels

December 25 2023

Shirley Wu is a self-described award winning creative focused on data-driven art. While perusing her personal website, one particular visualization stood out to me.