My sustainability class just finished a module about disinformation. I had them write me a letter assuming they were flunking and arguing that they deserve an A, using the techniques of disinformation we discussed, like cherry picking, false experts and ad hominem. HOO-boy. 1/n
Damian Lillard has played his whole NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers. Unlike other star players, he has wowed fans in the Northwest with his demeanor and wisdom — including our very own sports correspondent. n.pr/3xZxDZn
This is a thoughtful essay. And this is the clincher: “Arguments about what content should be included in high school mathematics fail to acknowledge the elephant in the room: We haven’t yet figured out how to teach the concepts of algebra well to most students.”
The wonderful Women in Mathematics Poster created by @ewm_nl is available in 14 languages so far! Click through for hi-res versions. Can you help produce another translation?
ewmnetherlands.nl/projects/w…
With many thanks our colleagues Ivana Valentić, Anja Vrbaški, and Marija Prša who volunteered, we hereby present the ❣️Croatian❣️ translation of the Women in Mathematics Poster! Check out all languages available on the project’s webpage!
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Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman says too many coaches assume — falsely — that what works for male athletes also benefits female athletes.
Her new memoir is 'Good for a Girl.' n.pr/3QujxYg
Ivy League universities are often assumed to be the top schools in America, but in reality, only four of the eight make the top 10 🎓
To learn more about the best universities in America and to see the full list of schools: visualcapitalist.com/best-un…
Chaos game and Sierpinski: 1. Take a random point inside of an equilateral triangle. 2. Find the midpoint between it and a random vertex. 3. Plot this point. 3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 using this new point. The result is quite interesting. 1st pick: 100 points, 2nd pick: 10000
Had a conversation with some students studying hyperbolic geometry yesterday. Me: How is it going? S: Our team watched a video and understood about 5%. Me: Hm. Ok… S: But each 5% was different, so I think we’ll be ok.
Had Geo students chart their “Math Story” and analyze using algebra. A favorite quote: “Although my math journey looks very negative and rough,…the harder I work, the more my interest level will rise and vice versa.”