by Kim | Oct 1, 2018 | Just for Fun, Vol. 23
The Bletchley Circle series is more Downton Abbey than Imagination Game. A lot like Numbers in the way characters pause mid- procedural to explain a code breaking concept, the Bletchley circle series center on a group of women (amateur) crime investigators who...
by Kim | Jul 25, 2018 | Just for Fun, Vol. 21
Mathematical travel: Virtually! One of the beautiful and perhaps underappreciated aspects of mathematics is its appearance in subtle ways throughout our world. Most people are aware that the nautilus shell forms a logarithmic spiral and that the golden ratio...
by Kim | May 28, 2018 | Just for Fun, Vol. 20
Summer is here and many of us use this time not only to take a break from the rigors of the classroom or administration but also to hone our teaching and other skills. Organizations such as MAA and AMATYC and NCTYM have archives of webinars and also host summer...
by Kim | May 28, 2018 | Just for Fun, Vol. 20
Featured on the National Geographic Channel or Blu Ray/DVD Unless you catch old episodes of Numbers, it isn’t easy to find a good binge-watch with a math spin. New to DVD and Blu Ray and still streaming is the first season of Genius, which focuses on the life of...
by Kim | May 28, 2018 | Just for Fun, Tech Corner, Vol. 20
Interesting news sources abound to help you stay current on interesting math news all summer long. Here’s our list of favorites! Facebook News feeds: Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education Mathematical Association of America American Mathematical Society Art...
by Kim | May 28, 2018 | Just for Fun, Vol. 10, Vol. 20
Accessorize your reading list with a new math-inspired beach towel and the most stylish math nerd eyeglasses we have seen! Read The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure – Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Rotraut Susanne Berner (Illustrator), Michael Henry Heim...
