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The Thirteenth Root
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By overconvergent
Posted Mon Apr 11, 2005 at 08:07:10 AM PDT
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In The Times today, there was a brief story about a French student who has been called "the greatest human calculator" for finding the 13th root of a 200-digit number in his head.
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Mathematics Awareness Month
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By overconvergent
Posted Sat Apr 02, 2005 at 07:01:50 AM PDT
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It appears that April 2005 is Mathematics Awareness Month. The theme of this year is "Mathematics and the Cosmos".
There's a nice poster on their website, and some essays on how "[m]athematics is at the core of our attempts to understand the universe at every level". They also have a useful links section, and an events list.
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Gender differences in Math and Science?
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By halewis
Posted Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 02:12:05 PM PDT
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According to the New York Times, "The president of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, who offended some women at an academic conference last week by suggesting that innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers, stood by his comments yesterday but said he regretted if they were misunderstood."
The article "Harvard Chief Defends His Talk on Women" is available
here, but does require (free) registration with the New York Times to read.
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NSA Conference and Workshop Funding Opportunity
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By mdwagn4
Posted Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 12:46:16 PM PDT
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The National Security Agency (NSA) solicits proposals for conferences and workshops in the areas of Algebra, Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics. Proposals of up to $15,000 will be considered. These grants may only be used to support conferences and workshops that conclude by September 30, 2005. Efforts that encourage the participation of women and underrepresented groups in the mathematical sciences are particularly welcomed.
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Mathematics On The Small Screen
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By overconvergent
Posted Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 10:08:38 AM PDT
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NUMB3RS, a TV show with a detective who enlists his brother (who is a mathematician) to help solve crimes, will be premiering on Saturday on CBS.
I have no idea if it's going to be any good or not, but it also means that I can talk about Mathematical Fiction.
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YMN Activities at the JMM in Atlanta 2005
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By chawne
Posted Sun Dec 26, 2004 at 06:16:32 PM PDT
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Here is a shortlist of our activities at the
Joint Meetings of the AMS-MAA in Atlanta in January 2005.
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Math Skills Survey
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By kroth
Posted Wed Dec 08, 2004 at 08:44:48 AM PDT
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A test of mathematics skills for 15 year olds in 41 countries showed a disappointing showing for the US again. The US placed 28th.
The slashdot post is here.
The New York times article is here.
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