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interesting and uninteresting numbers

Nov 19, 2009
In a paper published this week on arXiv, Dann van Berkel mentions the famous proof (or joke, depending on how you view things) that all natural numbers are interesting. Essentially, if there are uninteresting natural numbers, consider the smallest such...

symmetry on TED

Nov 9, 2009
To see any pure math lecture on TED is exciting. Why are these things so rare? A recent talk by Marcus du Sautoy, Symmetry, reality's riddle, is now availalbe here. Marcus du Sautoy is a prolific mathematics expositor, and was recently appointed as...

The Calculus of Friendship - a review

Nov 3, 2009
In The Calculus of Friendship, Steven Strogatz, a Professor of Mathematics at Cornell, gives us a memoir of the friendship he has maintained with his former high school teacher, Don Joffray, as revealed through fragments of their 30 year...

another origami ideal

Oct 30, 2009
This week I had a great origami day - I found Origami For the Connoisseur, by Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama at a used book sale (for $3.00CDN), and then when I arrived home I found that my copy of the Between the Folds DVD had arrived. The...

JUMP math

Oct 29, 2009
                                                         image from Everyday Number Stories A couple of years ago I saw a presentation by John Mighton of JUMP math. He is an interesting and engaging speaker, and you should check out his short...


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