Why the American Genius for Math Vanished
Why can't little Tiffany learn to program? What happened to the American genius for math? I've been wondering about this for a long time, but suddenly...
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Math Is Not Hard: A Simple Method That Is Changing The World
Julia Moulden | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living
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"Math is the easiest subject for kids to learn." Say what? Yup, that's what John Mighton believes. And he's got everything he needs to back up this counter-intuitive assertion.
New Music Software Turns Hit Songs Into A Science
npr.org | Laura Sydell | Posted 10.12.2009 | Technology
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Many of us like to believe that there's a little magic behind the making of a hit single. David Meredith, CEO of Music Intelligence Solutions, says th...
Educating Our Own Computer Hackers
Tom Luce | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
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The recent wave of cyber-attacks on American and South Korean websites raises a new kind of security issue: Do we have enough brainpower in the pipeline to counter such sabotage in the future?
A Number for the Ages
Michael Sigman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living
60 is to mathematicians what a hot fudge sundae is to, well, me, and its elixir-like qualities begin with its versatility.
People Who Suck at Math (Ahem, Iran Election Riggers)
Disgrasian | Posted 07.27.2009 | World
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Two Ph.D. candidates performed a mathematical experiment, looking at "digit frequencies" in the vote counts to come up with a statistical probability that the election was fair. The probability came out to .005.
Let's Ban English in School ... Except in English Class
Jeff Goldstein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Comedy
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Why isn't math a natural part of all the subjects taught -- as in the case of say .... English?
Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On
Catie Lazarus | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
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Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!
The Bronx: Making News Again... This Time in Science Education with GreenFab
Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green
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Today, Kenny Nava, Cathy Jones, Jorge Flores, Samantha Bonilla and about 70 other Bronx high school students will "graduate" from a new, innovative sc...
It's Time to Do School Differently
Richard W. Riley | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics
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The challenges we are facing demand transformational change at all levels -- from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond.
Check Your Mathimatical Skills: Play the Game!
www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy
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The game resembles a normal tetris, with the only difference being that in order for a blocks combination disappeared it is necessary that the sum of digits on blocks be equival to a certain constant. With the mouse, drop tiles in the grid. Try to make adjacent tiles (columns or rows) add up to the required value. Use power-ups to assist in your progress.
International Comparisons: More Fizzle than Fizz
Gerald Bracey | Posted 01.09.2009 | Home
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Principle 23 of the "principles of data interpretation" that organize "Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered," r...
The Passage of Prop 8: Do The Math
Disgrasian | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics
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The shame that we feel today over Prop 8 is only directed at our collective failure, which we need to figure out how to rectify. All of us. Together.
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