In Praise of the Maths Nerd
Maths teacher turned comedian Matt Parker reminds us that those few years spent as the class swot or nerd pay dividends in the decades of adult life that follow.
Read the whole postA late Season’s Greetings and best wishes for 2011!
The God of Whizz was deep in festive cheer in the frosty northern half of England over the Christmas period and neglected to send out a hearty “Merry Christmas!” to Whizzers one and all. By way of compensation for this lack of seasonal cheer, here’s a lovely and slightly soothing season’s greetings video from erstwhile [...]
Read the whole postGoogle hides a maths puzzle in an extended advert
we’re not in the habit of falling for promotional videos with cute themes all the time. But this one, from Google’s Chrome OS team, is worth a look for two reasons: playful destruction, and maths.
Read the whole postThat’s Mathematics!
Tom Lehrer, the God of Whizz’s favourite musical satirist, once said: “If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.” Lehrer is famous for writing silly-serious and sometimes lewd songs about [...]
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Maths-Whizz goes all spooky for Halloween. Get some ghoulish toys for your bedroom.
Read the whole postUse trigonometry – unleash heaven’s fire
The US scientists working on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos in 1945 were at the forefront of physics. When they devised the nuclear bomb, as Robert Oppenheimer later said, they became “…death, the destroyer of worlds.” So it’s a good thing they were halfway decent at maths… [click the pic to see the whole [...]
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