Philosophy
In the mathematical realm, perhaps there's nothing sadder and lonelier than being zero, but with imaginary, irrational, transcendental and odd numbers, there's plenty of romantic misery to go around.
And yes, in case you're wondering, you're about to see some ultra geeky humor... sorry :)
Check out the math tag for more math stuff, serious and otherwise.
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- Rip Martin Gardner
Sad news today, Martin Gardner died. He is best remembered for his "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American which ran from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. Few people know that his formal training was in philosophy and while at the University...
- Animated Fibonacci Sculptures
When math is expressed aesthetically, and when art is expressed with the precision and rigor of math, things are bound to look stunning and inspiring. If you haven't checked out Vi Hart's amazing little doodles on the Fibonacci series, or the...
- Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower
A common misconception regarding disciplines that require abstract and rigorous thinking (math, philosophy, science, etc.) is that their cold and rational nature strips the world (and our experience of it) of its natural beauty and the awe it can inspire...
- Hexaflexagons To Blow Your Mind
Whether you are particularly fond of it or not, you have to admit that when math gets involved in origami, amazing things start to happen (as we've seen in this previous TEDTalk presentation). So imagine what would happen when origami and math meet...
- Doodling In Math - Spirals, Fibonacci And Plants - 1
Time for some math. No, don't run away! I guarantee even the greatest of mathophobes among you are going to love this, not only because it's a new episode of the Doodling in Math Class series (narrated by the future mother of my children, although...
Philosophy
e & pi Go On a Blind Date
In the mathematical realm, perhaps there's nothing sadder and lonelier than being zero, but with imaginary, irrational, transcendental and odd numbers, there's plenty of romantic misery to go around.And yes, in case you're wondering, you're about to see some ultra geeky humor... sorry :)
Check out the math tag for more math stuff, serious and otherwise.
.
- Rip Martin Gardner
Sad news today, Martin Gardner died. He is best remembered for his "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American which ran from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. Few people know that his formal training was in philosophy and while at the University...
- Animated Fibonacci Sculptures
When math is expressed aesthetically, and when art is expressed with the precision and rigor of math, things are bound to look stunning and inspiring. If you haven't checked out Vi Hart's amazing little doodles on the Fibonacci series, or the...
- Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower
A common misconception regarding disciplines that require abstract and rigorous thinking (math, philosophy, science, etc.) is that their cold and rational nature strips the world (and our experience of it) of its natural beauty and the awe it can inspire...
- Hexaflexagons To Blow Your Mind
Whether you are particularly fond of it or not, you have to admit that when math gets involved in origami, amazing things start to happen (as we've seen in this previous TEDTalk presentation). So imagine what would happen when origami and math meet...
- Doodling In Math - Spirals, Fibonacci And Plants - 1
Time for some math. No, don't run away! I guarantee even the greatest of mathophobes among you are going to love this, not only because it's a new episode of the Doodling in Math Class series (narrated by the future mother of my children, although...