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Thursday, January 31
Mathematicians solve tiger mystery
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on Thu 31 Jan 2008 10:18 AM MST
 I doubt mathematics is used to solve crimes quite as often as the hit show Numb3rs would have us believe. But a paper uploaded recently to the arXiv physics server shows just how useful it can be for real investigations.Using some simple equations, the authors explains how a 158-kilogram (350-pound) Siberian tiger was able to escape from its enclosure... more » Monday, January 28
Clemens' side says stats support Roger
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on Mon 28 Jan 2008 08:50 AM MST
The Roger Clemens situation is going from mind-boggling to mind-numbing. The Clemens side is now pressing the pitcher's defense, using statistical analysis to disprove the notion that Clemens' alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs can somehow be found in the tea leaves of his numbers. Clemens' detractors say that his performance improved corresponding to alleged PED use. On a Web site called simply ... more » Thursday, April 12
Yeah, Speaking of Math, Chuck...
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on Thu 12 Apr 2007 01:03 PM MST
April 12, 2007One of the weirder blog posts about the Seattle Weekly "expose" of Real Change is over at Crosscut, courtesy of ex-Weeklyite Chuck Taylor. (We'd point you to the Metblogs recap but it's fatally flawed, in that it's missing one of the seminal posts on the subject, namely ours. So no can do. But here's Real ... more » Friday, July 21
North Shore by the numb3rs
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on Fri 21 Jul 2006 11:15 PM MST
Friday, July 21, 2006
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Graffitibuster
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on Sun 11 Jun 2006 05:10 PM MST
June 11, 2006 By ELISA A. GLUSHEFSKI Tom Sullivan sits comfortably behind a desk at the Prince William police Garfield Substation - a faceless foe of gang-bangers. Sullivan's work as a civilian graffiti analyst for the department helps local police close cases and stay safe while doing it. Sullivan maintains a database of county gang members and with more than a ... more » Sunday, June 4
Do You Dare Take The Blog Readability Test?
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on Sun 04 Jun 2006 06:05 PM MST
June 4, 2006
Jimmy Moore One of my favorite new television shows over the past couple of years is the hit CBS drama that comes on Friday nights called "Numb3rs." The show features a mathematics whiz kid named Charlie Epps (David Krumholtz) who helps out his FBI agent brother Don ... more »
Monday, April 24
Turned off by turning off
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on Mon 24 Apr 2006 08:38 AM MST
April 24, 2006This is TV Turn-Off Week. Supposedly, you're to turn off your TV and replace it with other leisure-time activities like reading, exercise, or playing board games. I don't understand why we still even have TV Turn-Off Week. Maybe in the days before the ultrapervasiveness of media it was nice to be able to get away for ... more » Friday, April 21
Must-see webcast: "Using Entertainment′s Influence to Show Students How Math Matters Every Day"
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on Fri 21 Apr 2006 10:00 PM MST
april 21 Texas Instruments partnered with Scholastic Administr@tor to show the benefits of incorporating real-life examples with math curriculum to inspire students both inside and outside of the classroom. Here′s a sneak peek at what you′ll hear in this must-see panel discussion:
"A lot of kids are very math anxious and ′We All Use Math Every Day′ takes care of ... more » Monday, August 1
An arrest by the "NUMB3RS": police were waiting when burglars struck
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on Mon 01 Aug 2005 08:59 AM MST
August 1, 2005 18-year-old Jermaine Stone of |
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