This week, while the Donald was hearing the ever louder-growing theme from "Jaws" playing in what passes for his brain, I was busy composing another math potpourri:
1) Fascinating bit on math whiz Erik Dermaine and origami (h/t Earl Samuelson)
2) The math of reel-to-reel tapes from the always interesting, unpredictable “DataGenetics” (h/t Patrick Honner):
3) 5 books focussed on women in mathematics:
4) The logic of “common knowledge” from “Point of Infinity”:
5) Of course a lot of mathy pieces about the NCAA basketball tournament (“March Madness”) in the last week; this was one of them:
6) Also, of course, a LOT of posts on Wednesday in honor of Pi Day. This was the take from FiveThirtyEight):
…and for those with some spare time for computing pi out, Ben Orlin offers a few alternative ways to do so:
…OR, if Pi Day leaves you feeling a bit curmudgeonly, then this Evelyn Lamb view may be for you:
7) That mysterious connection between math, pi, and physics:
8) Rob Eastaway takes the old, popular 9-dot problem and gives it a fresh look:
9) Checkers, Chess, Go… now AI is taking on ‘March Madness’:
10) If it’s assistance in economics research that you’ve been looking for, consider your need filled ;):
11) ICYMI, last weekend I interviewed blogger Dr. James Dilts:
…Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest):
1) Just one of those weird/fun/quirky stories that we all need just to get through a typical day anymore:
2) I’ve linked to this TED parody talk before; perhaps worth doing so again:
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