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A mathematical impossibility that became possible, thanks to early computer graphics

A mathematical impossibility that became possible, thanks to early computer graphics | Science News | Scoop.it
Turning a sphere inside-out was thought to be impossible for decades. It was officially declared possible in 1958, but remained impossible to picture.
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How To Pick The Shortest Line

How To Pick The Shortest Line | Science News | Scoop.it
How queueing theory and early 20th-century Dutch mathematics can help cut your wait time.
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6174 - Numberphile (Fascinating number)

6174 is also known as Kaprekar's Constant.

This video features University of Nottingham physics professor Roger Bowley, who is also featured on our Sixty Symbols channel at http://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbols

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Can Math Be Beautiful?

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What is it about Euclid’s infinite primes that rocks Simon Singh’s world? What makes math different from the rest of the sciences? Listen as he and mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explain why, to...
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Aspire To Inspire: Women in Mathematics (NASA)

Think Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is just for boys? We think differently; visit http://women.nasa.gov/a2i/ to find your inspiration! In...
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There's Enough Math in Finance Already. What's Missing is Imagination.

There's Enough Math in Finance Already. What's Missing is Imagination.
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Virtual robot associates numbers with body

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228385.900-virtual-robot-links-body-to-numbers-just-like-humans.html...
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Can Ants Count? Do They Have Built-In Pedometers? Animated Video Explains

Can Ants Count? Do They Have Built-In Pedometers? Animated Video Explains | Science News | Scoop.it

Saharan desert ants are known to wander great distances in search of food. Twisting and turning on their way, the ants manage to return to their nests along surprisingly direct paths.

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8128 and Perfect Numbers - Numberphile

For many years, 8128 was the largest known perfect number. But what is a perfect number? This video features Dr James Grime. James' own YouTube channel full ...
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Mathematics in Movies: Harvard Prof Curates 150+ Scenes

Mathematics in Movies: Harvard Prof Curates 150+ Scenes | Science News | Scoop.it

Oliver Knill teaches calculus, linear algebra and differential equations at Harvard, and, several years back, he pulled together a fairly nifty collection of Mathematics Scenes in Movies.

dr Maryam aldossary's curator insight, August 11, 2014 9:49 AM

This a very nice to see

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TEDxManhattanBeach - John Bennett - Why Math Instruction Is Unnecessary

John Bennett is a math teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and a home-schooling father of four. An outspoken advocate of education reform, he has presented...
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