https://youtu.be/mbKAwk-OG_w Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal? Ever notice how cereal clumps up in your bowl, or how cereal sticks to the edges of the bowl? Bubbles in beverages... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,107 views • 5:36Videos (85) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: With Dr Holly Krieger from Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. More Numberphile videos with Dr Krieger: http://bit.ly/HollyKrieger Her Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollykrieger ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 243 viewsDr James Grime and a handy trick for checking calculations. Ditch the nines...
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 460 views • 8:04Turns out Christopher Columbus wasn't brave, he was just really bad at math.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 639 views • 5:44I have always pondered this. Abbott's Flatland was just the departure point.
posted by oblio70 6 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 58 views • 27:07"Entire story arcs of Square One TV's Mathnet in order of production..."
posted by ant 7 years ago • 16 views • 18:12:15Turns out even the tiniest of screw-ups can result in major problems. From metric math mistakes at NASA to impatient generals dooming their own men. -yt
posted by eric3579 7 years 1 week ago • 440 views • 10:56YouTube: Whether or not it's worth investing in, the math behind Bitcoin is an elegant solution to some complex problems.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 412 views • 9:26"Donald discovers the everyday opportunities of math and why math is useful..." From http://boingboing.net/2016/11/16/donald-duck-is-a-quite-effecti.html ...
posted by ant 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 107 views • 27:36A lot of people are arguing over the correct answer to this algebra problem involving horses, horseshoes, and boots. A Facebook post with this problem has over 500,000 comments. Can you figure it out?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 826 views • 2:51More bang for your buck!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 229 views • 2:01Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head? And why can patterns be found in just about any... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 136 views • 4:36Know a simple way to solve Sudoku puzzles? If there is, let someone know! YT: Hackerdashery #2 Inspired by the Complexity Zoo wiki: https://complexityzoo.uwaterloo.ca/Co... For more advanced... continue reading
posted by Lumm 7 years 12 months ago • 912 views • 10:44Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn’t so smart either. But now is not the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 2,095 views • 3:50This year, Pi Day is round. A rallying cry against those who would praise appearance over substance. Source YouTube
posted by cricket 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 3:55Too much math. YouTube: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the logic behind the leap year, with a brief history in calendars as well.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 133 views • 3:22"Cool as a Cucumber" as David goes off to do the Public presentation in the Defense of his Math Thesis at Stanford University. When he finished, he walked out of that room with his Doctorate in Mathematics.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 34 views • 2:27