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By Matt, on September 19th, 2011%
Today I would like to wrap up my series on mathematics and weddings (a series begun here and continued here) with a little advice for soon-to-be brides and grooms who are looking to integrate some math into their celebrations. If this describes you, then congratulations – not only on your upcoming nuptials, but also on the . . . → Read More: Wedding Mathematics, Part 3
By Matt, on July 8th, 2011%
This week marks the third anniversary of Math Goes Pop! As such, I thought it might be appropriate to engage in a bit of navel-gazing. But since I can gaze at my own navel whenever I please, I’d like to flip the script, as it were, and turn my attention towards the collective navels of my . . . → Read More: Some Readership Statistics
By Matt, on July 1st, 2011%
Looking for a way to procrastinate before the three day weekend? Then feel free to check out this interview I gave to the Journal of Media Literacy Education. I gave the interview some time ago, but just happened to stumble upon it in published form this week. If you want some behind-the-scenes perspective into how this . . . → Read More: Some Shameless Self-Promotion
By Matt, on February 4th, 2011%
When shopping for gifts for someone, there are a few wells from which one frequently draws inspiration. A person’s favorite TV show, for example, or favorite band; such preferences can often provide good fodder for gift ideas. One’s career can also be included in this list – in my case, the result is that I am . . . → Read More: Math Clock Showdown
By Matt, on August 11th, 2010%
Last weekend I went to the Pasadena Flea Market, self-described as “one of the most famous markets in the world.” I had not anticipated on finding anything math related, and although I did stumble across an old adding machine, the most surprising find was what greeted me at the door.
R.G. Canning produces the flea market every . . . → Read More: Protractors for Some, Miniature American Flags for Others!
By Matt, on April 30th, 2010%
As April comes and goes, so too does Mathematics Awareness Month. Every year, the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics swirls mathematics with a different delightful discipline: last year it was climate, and the year before was voting.
This year’s theme is mathematics and sports, a topic which has inspired a number of articles . . . → Read More: Mathematics Awareness Month 2010
By Matt, on January 18th, 2010%
Just as you can’t judge a book by its cover, it is not always easy to determine a person’s mathematical background based on his or her occupation. Sure, a burger flipper at McDonald’s may not look like the next Einstein, but how can you be sure she’s not just working a summer job to afford . . . → Read More: Judge v. Justices
By Matt, on January 10th, 2010%
First, let me begin by wishing a happy 2010 to you all. If you celebrate the holidays the way I do, then the past few weeks have seen you spending time with friends and family. And if you really celebrate the holidays the way I do, then some of that time with friends and . . . → Read More: A Mathematical New Years Game
By Matt, on December 11th, 2009%
Recently I received an email imploring me to check out all of the “unique designs” available at a site called nerdytshirt.com. I’m not sure why I was the recipient of such an email – they could have found me through my university affiliations, or through this blog, but I’m not sure which.
If you’ve been reading . . . → Read More: More on Nerdy T-Shirts
By Matt, on April 30th, 2009%
With April on its way out, it behooves me to take a moment and mention the focus of this year’s Mathematics Awareness Month. April has been bestowed with this glorious title every year since 1986 – last year the topic was Mathematics and Voting, which I discussed at some length in three earlier posts (see . . . → Read More: Mathematics Awareness Month 2009
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