NYMag doesn’t understand math(s)
Regular readers of the Whizz blog will know that some things have a habit of getting up the God of Whizz‘s nose, and coverage of mathematics in the media is one such.
Read the whole postDisappearing Numbers…
Srinavasa Ramanujan. The name doesn’t really trip off the tongue and, for many, will mean nothing. That’s a shame, because this modest Indian man, born into poverty in 1887, is a giant of mathematics.
Read the whole postThe Best School Video Ever?
…A bold claim from The Daily Telegraph. So have a look and (in a Geordie voice) you decide.
But as it’s all in a good cause – raising money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – I suggest you watch, enjoy, and check out the charity’s good work.
Know your Future with Maths
The God of Whizz is a cheerleader for maths, but he’s inclined to be positive about maths and science skills in general, because he’s that kinda guy. Something called ‘Hon-Sho’ caught the God of Whizz’s attention last year, and to his dismay it’s still on the Interwebs in 2010.
Read the whole postTotally Unrelated to Maths – Lego Space Shuttle!
The God of Whizz doesn’t care about maths this morning, he just wants a Lego Space Shuttle.
Check out a gallery of this geektastic device, or watch one of the design team explain how the Lego Space Shuttle is put together.
Read the whole postMaths – the best use for golf balls
Rather than serve only to be hooked, sliced, or shanked into the near distance, chased by a volley of insults, hundreds of red and blue golf balls have been put towards a magnificent three-dimensional Sierpinski Triangle (or tetrahedron, in this instance).
Read the whole post