Category Archives: Math

Math, Logic

For All Mankind: one season

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve

This was the first show I was interested in watching on Apple’s new TV/Movie network and I was also a little apprehensive. Whenever a former Star Trek producer is involved, it’s a warning that the show might be craptacular. Let’s face it, … Continue reading →

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RIP Katherine Johnson

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Steve

Farewell to a great American and a person who was vital to our (as in the World, not just America) success at landing on the Moon. Without Katherine’s brilliance and mathematical skills, I have a feeling there could’ve been delays. … Continue reading →

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Math-Nerd Onesies

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Steve

My friends Elizabeth and Matthew received or bought (not sure which) a couple Math-based joke onesies for their new son Aaron. That’s the beauty of being an infant, you don’t have to worry about bullies and morons not getting the … Continue reading →

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RIP Bob Dorough

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Steve

Sad to see that he passed away earlier this week. I will never be able to thank him enough too. If you grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons in the Seventies, Bob’s idea was mandatory viewing on ABC…more like, those … Continue reading →

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Italian #45: Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Steve

I will readily admit my annual celebration for Italian Heritage is off to a slow start. I blame too many things but in the end it’s my own fault. This year I did get some help from a real Italian … Continue reading →

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Italian #39: Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Steve

Although Maria never made any breakthrough or major contribution to math, she was the first European woman to publish a textbook (what they would call a handbook then) which focused on differential and integral calculus. I have little idea what … Continue reading →

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Italian #38: Giuseppe Piazzi

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Steve

With all the news about Rosetta landing on a comet after 12 years in space, I wanted to kick off with the person who discovered the largest asteroid in our solar system, or maybe it’s a dwarf planet now…Ceres. Back when I … Continue reading →

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Why craps dice have “hard” corners

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Steve

Over the years, Las Vegas has slowly integrated technological changes/improvements to save money (vouchers instead of dumping quarters, no more plastic cups) or to get people with social anxiety to play (pop-o-matic craps, solo roulette machines). The one element I … Continue reading →

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The Imitation Game: Worth Seeing

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Steve

Alan Turing has been having a belated comeback in the same style as Tesla, except, I think Turing’s accomplishments are more verifiable now that much of Enigma and Ultra have been declassified. Modern computers can blow away whatever the participants … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Steve

Last year was the show’s 25th anniversary and luckily I got this fascinating book completed before the year ended. Even the most jaded critic who says, “Oh, the show was better back during [insert season here],” will enjoy the observations … Continue reading →

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Not done with Photoshop®

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Steve

I caught this on the way to the train Thursday (leaving SXSW). Not sure who was behind the skywriting which involved possibly five planes or one with a very specialized ability. After the declaration of “Pi in the sky,” the … Continue reading →

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Beware of a population myth making the rounds, again

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Steve

While I was surfing over my friends’ ‘blogs on my day off, trying to see if there was anything I could post to add to their conversations, I saw this cool rebuttal being researched, courtesy of my friend Mark M. Seems … Continue reading →

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