Can math make redistricting more fair?
Just before midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 28, an independent, bipartisan commission voted to approve a new map for Colorado's congressional districts––dividing the state into eight territories with roughly equal populations......»»
High school grades matter for post-secondary study, but is pandemic assessment fair?
As COVID-19 restrictions recede across much of the world, students have navigated changes in modes of learning (from virtual to in-person) and social protocols (for example, no masks)......»»
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair review: Welcome to the internet
We're All Going to the World's Fair uses the language of creepypasta horror to meditate on the way the internet has reshaped a generation's identity......»»
The Cellar review: An evil house with a mathematical twist
Brendan Muldowney's The Cellar is an atmospheric horror with an intriguing twist that something truly scary: Math......»»
Math in 3-D: Q&A with Abel Prize Winner Dennis Sullivan
His groundbreaking work combined the mathematical field of topology with string theory -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Hate math? You’ll still love this cornucopia of simple-yet-seductive math games
Ars chats with Ben Orlin about his new book, Math Games with Bad Drawings. Enlarge / Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is at heart a game of fractal structure, per math teacher Ben Orlin, author of Math Games with Bad Drawings. Players must balance.....»»
Try your hand at Quantum Go Fish
"A cross between a logic puzzle, an improv comedy session, and a collective hallucination." Enlarge / Quantum Go Fish is just one of the many math-y games in Ben Orlin's latest book, Math Games with Bad Drawings. (credit: Ben Orlin).....»»
Rational neural network advances partial differentiation equation learning
Math is the language of the physical world, and Alex Townsend sees mathematical patterns everywhere: in weather, in the way soundwaves move, and even in the spots or stripes zebra fish develop in embryos......»»
Creative sentencing improves workplace safety: Why don"t we use it more?
Hundreds die each year from workplace-related incidents in Canada. Alberta, in particular, has seen its fair share of recent deaths, like the man who was killed at a construction site in Cochrane last September, and the oil sands worker who was kille.....»»
Using math to describe the spinning transition between the assemblage of fibers in yarn
A pair of researchers from Universit´e Paris-Saclay, CNRS and Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR, respectively, has used math to help describe the process involved when short strands of fiber are twisted into long stretches of yarn. In their paper published in.....»»
Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer
A new proof significantly strengthens a decades-old result about the ubiquity of ways to represent whole numbers as sums of fractions......»»
9 Best Derwent Gift Sets | Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Finding an appropriate gift for someone requires a fair amount of thinking. And it is even more challenging when the person is an artist because everyone has unique preferences and tastes. While beginners get happy with almost all kinds of art suppli.....»»
Watch Tower vs. McFree: Nonprofit Defends Critic’s Fair Use & Anonymity Rights
'Kevin McFree' recently fended off a Watch Tower DMCA subpoena after a judge found that his critical animations were protected under fair use. However, Watch Tower is aggressively pursuing a separate copyright lawsuit, one that deals with exactly the.....»»
Take a look: "Reading Rainbow" is having a moment on TikTok
TikTok is in its math era this week. Two mathematical trends went viral, while Patsy Cline's "Crazy" sparked some collective catharsis across our FYPs. Butterfly in the skyThis week's inescapable TikTok trend combines classroom aesthetics and the Rea.....»»
"To Keep Students in STEM fields, Let"s Weed Out the Weed-Out Math Classes"
Pamela Burdman, the executive director of Just Equations, a policy institute focused on the role of math in education equity, writes in an op-ed for Scientific American: All routes to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees ru.....»»
Shift plans to acquire Fair"s dealer listing marketplace assets for $15 million
Shift said it wants to establish an online marketplace presence where dealers and independent sellers can list their cars alongside Shift's inventory......»»
Going beyond Gross Domestic Product to measure what really matters
The publication of the latest EU Transitions Performance Index (TPI) provides an important opportunity to assess how countries are progressing towards fair and prosperous sustainability beyond headline growth figures......»»
Math Is More Than Just Numbers: Celebrate Pi Day a Different Way
While you savor that apple or key lime pie, consider the many ways math influences our lives -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Pi Day 2022 Has Begun
Pi day is here — 3/14. And to celebrate, NASA released their ninth annual NASA Pi Day Challenge — "some math problems related to current and future NASA missions." MIT Bloggers released a videogame-themed video to welcome the class of 2.....»»
Math Is More Than Just Numbers; Celebrate Pi Day a Different Way
While you savor that apple or key lime pie, consider the many ways math influences our lives -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
4 big problems with Apple’s brand-new Studio Display
Apple’s Studio Display brings an awful lot to the table, yet it also has its fair share of disappointments. Here are four problems with the new monitor......»»