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All Discussions Tagged 'mathematics' (8)
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  Bayesian statistics and predictionsIf you've read Nate silver's "The Signal and the Noise", you need to read this New Yorker article: "What Nate Silver gets wrong" by two NYU… Started by Adriana |
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Jan 26 Reply by doone |
The Golden Ratio in the Human WombThere is a new science journalist at The Guardian, Alex Bellos, and I really enjoyed his first article. A gynecologist in Belgium measured… Started by Adriana |
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Aug 16, 2012 Reply by Davy |
A mathematical model of obesityThe New York Times published today a fascinating interview with mathematician Carson Chow from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestiv… Started by Adriana |
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May 16, 2012 Reply by Hope |
The definitive answer: gender disparity in math ability is NOT biologicalFrom the American Mathematical Society, in its publication Notices, an excellent, thorough, full-of-data article was published: Debunking M… Started by Adriana |
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Feb 14, 2012 Reply by Michel |
The Mathematics of LifeI'm reading this really good book called The Mathematics of Life, by mathematician Ian Stewart; I'm enjoying it so much that I decided to p… Started by Adriana |
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Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Adriana |
Playing games with infinityAs a kid, I was fascinated by the number infinity. It is hard for us humans to wrap our minds around the concept of infinity. But mathemati… Started by Adriana |
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Jul 13, 2011 Reply by Jaume |
The world's oldest mathematical object?Fascinating discovery: an 18,000 year old bone from Zaire, with notches in different columns, some are multiples of 3, others of four, and… Started by Adriana |
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Jun 6, 2011 Reply by Adriana |
Why 5, 8 and 24 Are the Strangest Numbers in the UniverseFrom Scientific American; check out the Supplemental material! Very informative. I haven't checked out Baez's lectures; they seem very inte… Started by Adriana |
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May 4, 2011 Reply by Adriana |
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