January 2, 2024 9:03 AM
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🎊 Tim, here's your rundown for January
Brilliant's monthly newsletter highlighting predictions for the year, algorithm advancements, the new einstein tile, and introduces Streak Charges feature.
It’s that time of year again, when the internet and inboxes overflow with predictions. Will buckwheat be the new quinoa? What will replace the Grimace Shake? And what the heck will happen with Taylor and Travis? January MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
January 2, 2024 9:03 AM
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notifications@account.brilliant.org
🎊 Tim, here's your rundown for January
Brilliant's monthly newsletter highlighting predictions for the year, algorithm advancements, the new einstein tile, and introduces Streak Charges feature.
It’s that time of year again, when the internet and inboxes overflow with predictions. Will buckwheat be the new quinoa? What will replace the Grimace Shake? And what the heck will happen with Taylor and Travis? January MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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And what the heck will happen with Taylor and Travis?</div><table class="nl-container" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#eee"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row row-1" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-size:auto"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; background-image:url(https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658dc2401335d5004d608431/original.png?1703789120); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5; padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:60px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:40px; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px; width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:115.99999999999999px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/621535a839bebc0a18d79683/original.png?1645557160" width="115.99999999999999" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:14px; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:34px; color:#000000"><strong><span style="">January</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#666; line-height:1.2"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0; font-size:14px; text-align:center"><strong>MONTHLY NEWSLETTER</strong></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="spacer_block block-4" style="height:50px; line-height:50px; font-size:1px"> </div></td><td class="column column-3" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-2" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-size:auto"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; background-size:auto; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px; text-align:left"><strong>It’s that time of year again,</strong> when the internet and inboxes overflow with predictions. Will buckwheat be the new quinoa? What will replace the Grimace Shake? And what the heck will happen with Taylor and Travis?</p><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px; text-align:left"><br>But we’re not alone in the prediction game. From songs to TV shows to takeout noodles, algorithms have become pros at predicting our next moves. One recently even managed to <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">predict a person’s time of death.</a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:1px; line-height:1px; font-size:1px"> </div></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:20px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:32px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658c8c1505fa23004dd27620/original.png?1703709717" width="32" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:1px; line-height:1px; font-size:1px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-size:auto"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; background-size:auto; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:14px; text-align:left"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>But by their very nature,</strong> predictions aren’t a sure thing. Despite what our digital and human soothsayers say (looking at you, Nostradamus)—there’s just no telling what’s hiding just around the corner.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:16px">The smartest way to face so much uncertainty? Learn to be prepared for anything. (And learn to play the odds using probability.) Luckily, you can do both right now on Brilliant. </span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-size:auto"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; background-size:auto; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5; padding-bottom:50px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">Want to make your own predictions?</h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-2 mobile_hide" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:360px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658c8c2f9639f3004ce12e6e/original.png?1703709743" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-3 desktop_hide" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:360px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658c8c2f99e7c2004c30d3b2/original.png?1703709743" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:20px; width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:360px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658c8c87e28f66004ee8873c/original.png?1703709831" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#f7f7f7; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:15px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:32px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/64c7d1645a82d6004e05a4cb/original.png?1690816868" width="32" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:14px; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:24px; color:#000000"><strong><span style="">Out in the World</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#eee"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#f7f7f7; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px; text-align:left">🔷 <strong>Versa-tile.</strong> Take a <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">visual tour</a> of how people are putting the new einstein tile to use. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px; text-align:left">🚀 <strong>Space race.</strong> This <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">mesmerizing simulation</a> shows how we might be able to catch up with the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px; text-align:left">🍷 <strong>Grapes of math.</strong> Sorry sommeliers, <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">this AI</a> can now tell where different wines originated based on their chemistry. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px">😂 <strong>LOLs in translation.</strong> This <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">serious article</a> lets you explore the world of online laughter.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:16px">⚔️ <strong>Spreadsheet smackdown</strong>. Behold the ultimate data death match: the <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">Microsoft Excel World Championships</a>!</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fdf6e9; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5; border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5; padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-right:0; border-left:0"><table class="paragraph_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:22px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:center"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Introducing...</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center; width:100%"><h3 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:32px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Streak Charges</span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-top:10px; width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:162px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/6585bdc94c981f004d3ed5f6/original.png?1703263689" width="162" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:center"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Now you can automatically save your streak</strong> if you miss a day. Earn a charge by completing a lesson—store up to two at a time.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:20px; width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:360px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658dc2d3e28f66004ee97689/original.png?1703789267" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:20px; width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:216px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658f0048a3e6da004b75baaa/original.png?1703870536" width="216" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h3 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:24px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">January puzzle</span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0"><strong>You run a holiday light factory.</strong> Each light strand is made up of randomly chosen colored bulbs—red, blue, yellow, green, orange, or purple. You guarantee that no three bulbs in a row will be the same color. You even have a team of inspectors who checks each strand, one bulb at a time, marking the third bulb in any same-color series (example below).</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:20px; width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:360px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658dc258267f70004c0d441a/original.png?1703789144" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0"><strong>How many bulbs, on average, will they inspect before marking their first bulb?</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:30px; width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:360px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/658c8e82c3d6dc004dd7fee5/original.png?1703710338" width="360" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:10px"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0"><em>We’ll randomly choose one correct respondent for a shout-out in next month’s email.</em></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:30px; padding-top:30px; width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:216px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/656933e941e73d004d06c8f3/original.png?1701393385" width="216" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h3 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Solution to December's puzzle</span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0"><em>Congrats to Orest Kuzemko, who dropped the correct answer on us!</em><br><br>Last month, we asked you to predict the day that the most leaves would fall from a tree. On the first day of autumn, each leaf had a 1% probability to fall, on the second day 2%, and so on. Finding the answer was a tricky balance between the rising chance to fall, and the dwindling amount of remaining leaves. As many of you worked out, day 10 saw the greatest single day leaf fall, when ~6.3% of the trees leaves were dispensed with.<br><br>Check out the <a href="#" target="_blank" data-mce-attribute-name-1="" data-mce-attribute-value-1="" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#2c6fef">full solution</a>. </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#f7f7f7; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:15px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:32px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/64c7d164f4a24b004f2edbb1/original.png?1690816868" width="32" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-left:40px; padding-right:40px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:14px; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20px; color:#000000"><strong><span style="">See you next month!</span></strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="16.666666666666668%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><div class="spacer_block block-1" style="height:60px; line-height:60px; font-size:1px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-size:auto"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#f7f7f7; color:#000; background-size:auto; border-radius:0; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:30px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">“Chance favors only the prepared mind.”</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px; padding-right:15px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">— Louis Pasteur</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:480px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:60px; padding-right:60px; padding-top:30px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:150%; text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Download the Brilliant app</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#666; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:center"><p style="margin:0">Level up on the go.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="480" style="background-color:#fff; 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