1) A quick intro to trigonometry (h/t Robert Talbert):
2) Evelyn Lamb finds serenity in places others might not think to look, including the ‘Kakeya needle problem’:
3) 9-minute audio intro to public key cryptography:
4) Nice new Numberphile with Terence Tao:
5) I liked this quick mid-week take on 'null-hypothesis-significance-testing from Andrew Gelman:
6) An essay from Noson Yanofsky, entered in the 2017 FQXi essay contest:
7) A mathematician (and no, not Tim Chartier, but Ken Ono) talks March Madness… and predicts Villanova for the win (h/t Anthony Bonato):
8) And for something completely different, brand new from always-engaging Jim Propp:
9) I briefly looked at three current books last Sunday, and I'll reiterate another strong recommendation for Edward Scheinerman’s volume:
https://mathtango.blogspot.com/2017/03/3-books-in-queue.html
...in other book news will just note that Daniel Levitin's critical-thinking volume "A Field Guide to Lies," that I highly recommended a short while back, is now out in paperback but, given our current Trumpian/demagogic world, with a new title, "Weaponized Lies."
...in other book news will just note that Daniel Levitin's critical-thinking volume "A Field Guide to Lies," that I highly recommended a short while back, is now out in paperback but, given our current Trumpian/demagogic world, with a new title, "Weaponized Lies."
Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest):
1) ICYMI, this recent story (and court outcome) about the 'Oxford comma' is making the rounds:
http://tinyurl.com/mo5rp62
2) Thoughtful physicist/author Carl Rovelli on Krista Tippett's "On Being" radio show this week:
http://www.onbeing.org/programs/carlo-rovelli-all-reality-is-interaction/
http://www.onbeing.org/programs/carlo-rovelli-all-reality-is-interaction/
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