Yes, the calendar is just a system for counting days, which has nothing much to do with the natural world, but it’s a system we’ve used for a long time. That gives us an excuse to celebrate the way the numbers line up on certain dates. Today is special because it’s Groundhog Day, Super Bowl […]
Twitter users are going at it about a math equation posted by @pjmdolI. What do you consider to be the correct answer? I came up with one. So did a lot of other folks. But just as many say the answer is 16! What I dont understand is why no one is testing the answers […]
I look at the Photomath app, and I get very sad. Not that it will make future generations stupid or any such nonsense. No, I am mad that it didn’t exist while I struggled through algebra. That was essentially a semester I spent barely treading water, and knowing this would exist one day would’ve eased […]
In celebration of Pi Day last Sunday, many pies were baked and shared. ScienceBlogs, together with Serious Eats, held a Pi Day Bake-Off. They received 35 entries, which have been narrowed down to ten finalists. Not only are these “pi pies” decorated in a mathematically clever way, they look scrumptious! See the full-size pictures at […]