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How Not to be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
How Not to be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
Jordan Ellenberg | 2015 | Science & Mathematics
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"A mathematician explains how math plays into our daily lives without our even knowing it. The writing is funny, smooth, and accessible — not what you might expect from a book on this subject. Ellenberg’s larger point is that there are ways in which we’re all doing math, all the time."

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Kids Math: Fun Maths Games (0 KP) created a post

Jul 27, 2022 (Updated Jan 4, 2023)  
Why is math important in early years?

~ Mathematics plays a major role in a child’s development
~ It helps kids make sense of the world around them
~ Early math skills are one of the best predictor of later success
~ It helps kids to develop critical thinking and reasoning skills
~ Teaches life skill and support continuing education and careers
~ Improve problem-solving skills and analytical skills


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Geoff Dyer recommended Bad Timing (1980) in Movies (curated)

 
Bad Timing (1980)
Bad Timing (1980)
1980 | Mystery
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"Deeply pervy—and that’s just the decision to cast Art Garfunkel in the lead as a math professor in Vienna! My favorite moment is when the detective—an implausibly wonderful Harvey Keitel—asks Garfunkel to confess to the crime “as a personal favor.” As bonkers as it is beautiful."

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Merissa (11800 KP) created a post

Feb 3, 2023  
"In his latest collection of short stories, smart girls take on gambling, bandits, swordplay, probability, and Bayes' Theorem!"

Tour: The Adventures of Ruby Pi and the Math Girls (Ruby Pi Adventures #2) by Tom Durwood - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #YoungAdult (#YA), #Adventure, #ScienceGirls,

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The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
2015 | Sci-Fi
A retelling of Robinson Crusoe for the modern Era that is well acted and executed.
The struggle is very real given that a deserted island has been substituted for Mars and Matt Damon is the Math genius/astronaut that finds ingenious ways to make food until he can be rescued!
  
Blindspot  - Season 1
Blindspot - Season 1
2015 | Drama
Ashley Johnson as Patterson (0 more)
Intriguing premise, overly serious with itself
There is only one person on this show worth watching and it's the scientist behind the scenes, with less machismo and more brains:


Episode 11: "Can you land this plane?"
Patterson, to Jane and Kurt: “You can for sure maintain enough airspeed. I did the math.”
Fisher: “How? Where?”
Patterson: “In my head, where math is done. Please don’t interrupt.”

    I can literally drop a dun dun dun dramatic drop every other sentence. Everything is the most important thing they have ever done and nothing is light or inconsequential. there is very little humor except when it's unintended. it got frustrating after time. After the first season ended I didn't feel compelled to watch another episode.
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) May 23, 2018

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jmercado (1 KP) rated Hate List in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
Hate List
Hate List
Jennifer Brown | 2009 | Children
10
7.7 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Phenomenal.

On May 2nd, 2008 Nick Levil opened fire on his classmates and then turned the gun on himself.

This follows the story of his girlfriend, and the after math she is left with.
This book had me in tears from the start.

Beautifully Written.

Raw and emotional, this was a journey i will never forget.
  
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams | 2017 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
8.5 (187 Ratings)
Book Rating
Some advanced science and math concepts come into playing, making it a bit of a challenge. (0 more)
SO silly. Honestly just too absurdist for me. BUT if you are a nerd, or care for someone who is, you should probably read it at least once to keep up with the references. (0 more)
A classic but not for me
  
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Ronyell (38 KP) rated Crashbox in TV

Aug 4, 2020  
Crashbox
Crashbox
1999 | Game Show
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
The Grand Daddy of All Mind Screws
Now, I will admit that when I first saw this TV show, I was more than a little weirded out by how bizarre the premise was (especially with the weird looking characters and everything). But after I started looking at a few more episodes and actually starting to participate in the wacky mind games, I found myself actually enjoying this show a lot, especially with the weird imagery and the creative way that they present the games. This TV series is definitely a brilliant way to teach children about various school subjects without feeling bored and I definitely found myself learning so much about history and math through this TV series alone. Some of my favorite skits from this series are "Eddie Bull," "Distraction News" and "Psycho Math" since they are all done in an extremely creative way and they really show the true meaning of being bizarre with their presentations!

The only problem with this show is that it might be too difficult and bizarre for some small children, especially with how some of the information and the math problems might be aimed at children at least seven years and older. Parents who are watching this show with their children might want to help their children understand the problems that this show is trying to teach children to solve.

Overall, "Crashbox" is definitely one show that you should check out and if you want to find an educational show that really teaches children about history, math and vocabulary while doing it in a creative and bizarre way, then this is definitely the show to watch!
  
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Emma White (253 KP) created a question about in TV Trivia

Oct 5, 2018  
Question
Name the song with this theme tune

"Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait...
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools,
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
Math, science, history, unraveling the mystery,
That all started with the big bang! (Bang!)"
  
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Stephen (188 KP) Oct 8, 2018

The Big Bang Theory

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Emma White (253 KP) Oct 10, 2018

correct