Friday, October 27, 2017

Early Warning Signs for this Year's Epidemic

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And so it begins... pic.twitter.com/9nwjb2mSes — I❤80s (@IL0VEthe80s) October 26, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017

A Non-Maleficence Aphorism for Mentorship: "First, Don't be an Asshole"

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A Non-Maleficence Aphorism for Mentorship: "First, don't be an asshole." pic.twitter.com/4ne87JmG4K — Mason Porter (@masonport...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

We're Going to the World Series!!!!

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The Dodgers are going to the World Series for the first time since 1988!!!!!!!! Update: The co-most valuable players (co-MVPs) of the Na...

My Own. Personal. Polynomial.

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My own. Personal. Polynomial. Something to interpolate. Before it’s too late. Anyway, here is my personal polynomial . (Tip of the c...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Quote of the Day: Differential Equations and Star Wars Robots

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"You know you're in trouble if the different cases for your differential-equation solutions start sounding like the names of Star W...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Alternative Cuss Words

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I am highly amused by this pamphlet of alternative cuss words. Well kiss my grits ! Some of the alternatives (e.g., "cotton pickin...

"The Interested Reader"

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I love how many mathematics papers refer "the interested reader" to various sources for more information. It is a little-known—b...
Saturday, October 14, 2017

An Ancient Roman Dice Tower

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It would be awesome to whip out one of these — ideally, along with an ancient d20 — during a Dungeons & Dragons game. Ancient roman di...
Friday, October 13, 2017

An MRI Scan of Broccoli Looks Like Fireworks

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Seriously. Turns out, scanning a Broccoli looks a lot like fireworks... https://t.co/0GcoI3qQrV pic.twitter.com/m56WQrM2KA — Tim Kietzmann...
Sunday, October 08, 2017

Visualizations of Music

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These visualizations are really cool! Data Visualisation of Music https://t.co/45mrRmaTW1 & https://t.co/xFiy9Gs5ay #music #dataviz ...
Friday, October 06, 2017

Dame Frances Kirwan Named "Savilian Professor" at University of Oxford!

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Here is some really big news: "Dame Frances Kirwan has been elected to the Savilian Professorship at the University of Oxford. France...
Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Headline: "Massive Wave of Butterflies Lights Up Denver Weather Radar"

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How very chaotic . :) At least the radar wasn't jammed. (Tip of the cap to Ioana Marilena.)
Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Infinite-Series Techniques: "A Good Psychological Restorative"

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Yes, really—at least as prescribed by Drs. Bender and Orszag. Take two of these and call me in the morning. Infinite-series techniques: ...
Monday, October 02, 2017

RIP Tom Petty (1950–2017)

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After experiencing cardiac arrest earlier this morning, and amidst conflicting reports earlier in the day, it's now been confirmed—unfor...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Work on the Circadian Rhythm

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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discovering molecular mechanisms that control the circadian rhythm !
Friday, September 29, 2017

The Importance of Specifying Units

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It is extremely important to specify units . :) Also: very well-played! (Tip of the cap to Melvin Leok.)
Thursday, September 28, 2017

New Technology: Playable Records Made from Oreo Cookies

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I know this sounds nuts, but I'm serious ! And I from a physics perspective, this seems eminently doable. I know of a great song that...

Pictures from Puebla

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Here is my photo album from Puebla. Some of the pictures from the archaeological site are especially cool!
Sunday, September 24, 2017

What Happens in Puebla Stays in Puebla

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Today I am flying to Puebla, Mexico to attend LANET 2017 , the 1st Latin American Conference on Complex Networks. As you probably know, th...
Friday, September 22, 2017

The Dodgers Win the National League West

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The Dodgers just beat the Giants 4–2 and are now National League West champions for the 5th year in a row. Today's win was our 98th of ...