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Tag Archives: 538
Public Displays of Mathematics
Let me start by saying that I’m in favor of making the effort to both educate the public about mathematics (as well as science more generally) and to convey to them a sense of the excitement of our discipline. But … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics, Rant
Tagged 538, Alinea, Babylonians, Business School, Classical Music, E8, Intellectual Dishonesty, Journalism, LMFDB, Molecular Gastronomy, NPR, Numberphile, Play-doh, Plimpton 322, Pythagorean Triples, red herring, Roots of Unity, Sensationalism, sexagesimal, The Guardian, Trigonometry, UNSW
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fivethirtyeight.com doesn’t understand mathematics
I happened to find myself browsing fivethirtyeight.com a few weeks ago, where I came across a column known as the “riddler.” The particular problem of the week (see here) was to answer the following: Problem: It’s Friday and that means … Continue reading
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Tagged 538, Click and Clack, Economics, Epistemology, Politics, Puzzles
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