Whenever I think of love notes I think about the one stuck to my parents’ bathroom mirror.
Open Thread: Who Was Your Best Teacher?
February 3, 2013 By 3 Comments
A lot of people remember one teacher or college professor who really stood out, who opened their eyes and made them see new things, who instilled a love of a subject in them.
Coping With Adult ADD
September 28, 2012 By 25 Comments
Think adult ADD doesn’t exist? Think again. J.R. Reed looks at life with the illness and shows that it doesn’t have to control your life.
Futurism: NASA Women Mentor Girls in Science, Math, Tech [@cijithegeek]
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Mind of a Venture Capitalist Is a Dangerous Place to Look for Clues to Manhood and Goodness (But Let’s Try)
February 28, 2012 By 6 Comments
You Do the Math
October 4, 2011 By 24 Comments
Lisa Hickey, on why the prison system in America just doesn’t add up.
Why Am I Afraid of Math?
September 4, 2011 By 39 Comments
Despite parents of the you-can-be-anything-you-want persuasion, Emily Heist-Moss absorbed the misguided notion that math and science were not going to play a role in her future.
Humor: We Defy You To Find A Geekier Image Than This! [@billcosby]
September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Love: A Lab Report
February 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
No one brags to his friends that his daughter’s marrying a mathematician.
The 10 at 10
February 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Alien protocol, Mama Grizzly Inc., and how pickle juice changed sports forever.
American Students Are Average
December 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
The results really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.
Study of the Day: Men Aren’t Better at Math After All
October 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Eat your heart out, Larry Summers. If you thought men had the edge in math, think again.
Numerical Simulation + Physics + Persistence = 1 Awesome Basketball Shot.
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wired Magazine’s Rhett Allaine is investigating amazing basketball shots found on YouTube. He takes into account things like the launch position, the ratio of standard deviation, the launch angle (of both left and right hands), and launch speed. The resulting data is thorough and scientifically sound. …but at the end of the day, videos like [...]
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.