Mathematics

Garth Sundem On Good Morning America

Scientificblogging.com math whiz Garth Sundem was on Good Morning America today- even better, Diane Sawyer referred to him as both 'genius' and 'charming.' I bet she says that to all the writers! Garth talked about his book, Geek Logik ...

Blog Post - Administrator - Sep 1 2010 - 11:13pm

Zen Mind, Scientific Mind

Suzuki roshi, in his wonderful Zen mind, beginner's mind, talks about the mental approach necessary for the study of Zen. It's an open, naïve attitude, without preconceptions and without habits which limit thought into certain patterns. I think ...

Article - Martin Haywood - Feb 4 2007 - 1:18pm

Poggio Lab Mimics How The Brain Recognizes Street Scenes

At last, neuroscience is having an impact on computer science and artificial intelligence (AI). For the first time, scientists in Tomaso Poggio’s laboratory at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT applied a computational model of how the brain ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2007 - 2:00am

Mathematical Model Predicts Cholera Outbreaks

A mathematical model of disease cycles developed at the University of Michigan shows promise for predicting cholera outbreaks. Speaking in a symposium titled "New Vistas in the Mathematics of Ecology and Evolution" at the annual meeting of the A ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2007 - 11:14am

Beauty Or The Beast: Oscar Fashion By The Numbers

When you turn on the Oscars, what are you really watching? Most people admit it's a good excuse for a fashion show. And it seems an obvious choice between Keira Knightley’s elegant, wine-colored Vera Wang and Gwyneth’s 2003 gothic horror show. But th ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Mar 15 2007 - 4:03pm

The Oscartronic 2007

Usually when you turn on the tube, you can be fairly certain what you are going to see—you know a show’s genre, actors, and reputation and even supposedly unscripted reality television rarely bucks expectations.     Enter the Academy Awards.     Some year ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Mar 15 2007 - 4:02pm

Do You Deserve A Two-martini Lunch?

In this equation, it's probably pretty obvious what you should do. But is your life ruled by should? Do you gimp through your week yessir-ing and nomam-ing and cowtowing to avoid punishment? Okay, so do most of us—but here's your chance to break ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Mar 15 2007 - 4:02pm

Second Order Differential Equation Theorem- "p's And Q's"

I have been studying differential equations, and developed a theorem about linear second order equations. I have not been able to find it anywhere else on the web or in my textbooks, and so I thought I would post it up here. Click "read more" to ...

Article - Anonymous - Mar 8 2007 - 9:24pm

A Calculation The Size Of Manhattan

The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), one of the leading math institutes in the U.S., announced today that after four years of intensive collaboration, 18 leading mathematicians and computer scientists from the U.S. and Europe have successfully map ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2007 - 1:45am

Preferential Attachment- How Math Can Make Your Online Column Popular

The first fax machine had no value. It couldn't send a fax to anyone. It was, from a value perspective, useless. The second fax machine added value to the first because it now had something which could receive faxes. The third added value to the first ...

Article - Cash Simpson - Apr 10 2007 - 10:52am