1) For fans of prime numbers, Evelyn Lamb delivers this fun post:
2) The “happy ending” problem via Lior Pachter:
3) Joselle at “Mathematics Rising” relays some thoughts from Andrew Wiles:
4) A Keith Devlin week!:
...on his updated MOOC course:
...on his updated MOOC course:
…on “Number Sense” here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/number-sense-the-most-important-mathematical-concept_us_58695887e4b068764965c2e0
...AND brand new from him on visualizing math (wherein he ends with Grant Sanderson who I interviewed HERE):
http://devlinsangle.blogspot.com/2017/01/so-thats-what-it-means-visualizing.html
...AND brand new from him on visualizing math (wherein he ends with Grant Sanderson who I interviewed HERE):
http://devlinsangle.blogspot.com/2017/01/so-thats-what-it-means-visualizing.html
5) Sudoku becomes even more fun when you tie it to symmetries, courtesy of always-entertaining Ben Orlin:
6) Marcus du Sautoy lectures about his latest book, "What We Cannot Know":
7) For education bloggers/tweeters, the “MTBoS 2017 Blogging Initiative” has begun; read all about it here (and take part!):
https://exploremtbos.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/new-year-new-blog/
8) Jo Boaler briefly interviewed on the 'math wars':
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilaina-edison/women-in-the-math-wars-jo_b_13628010.html
9) Erica Klarreich begins the year reporting on a retraction in complexity theory:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20170105-graph-isomorphism-retraction/
10) One report on the popular "Hidden Figures" talk at the Joint Math Meetings conference in Atlanta this week:
https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/hidden-figures-rock-joint-math-meetings
11) Do you ever get tired of hearing Steve Strogatz talk about math or education... I didn't think so (the last ~40 mins. is especially good stuff):
http://teachbetter.co/blog/2017/01/02/tbp-episode-45/
12) Richard Schoen awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize in mathematics:
https://news.uci.edu/faculty/richard-schoen-to-receive-2017-wolf-prize-in-mathematics/
8) Jo Boaler briefly interviewed on the 'math wars':
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilaina-edison/women-in-the-math-wars-jo_b_13628010.html
9) Erica Klarreich begins the year reporting on a retraction in complexity theory:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20170105-graph-isomorphism-retraction/
10) One report on the popular "Hidden Figures" talk at the Joint Math Meetings conference in Atlanta this week:
https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/hidden-figures-rock-joint-math-meetings
11) Do you ever get tired of hearing Steve Strogatz talk about math or education... I didn't think so (the last ~40 mins. is especially good stuff):
http://teachbetter.co/blog/2017/01/02/tbp-episode-45/
12) Richard Schoen awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize in mathematics:
https://news.uci.edu/faculty/richard-schoen-to-receive-2017-wolf-prize-in-mathematics/
13) ICYMI, posts at Math-Frolic this week were on the number 7 and Eric Weinstein.
Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest):
1) If you enjoy podcasts, this list of 50 from Atlantic Magazine looks interesting (many I’m not familiar with):
2) Gary Taubes continues his battle against sugar:
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