oliver knill
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Newest ACT scores t.co/wLwecd0J8y lead to articles like t.co/A8U8IkodLA and many comments. A possible factor: competition from statistics and computer science, which Math/classical sciences have to compete with. Still, there must be more investment in education. t.co/cUUwMHU4Lt
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Have you ever noticed that the north American continent looks like a chicken if the texture is applied the wrong way? This came up in the course Math 22, when working on some graphics explaining the parametrization of surfaces t.co/BbMOFs4l9m and t.co/A60JOyAc8l t.co/ElcpXBjVv7
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The new Swiss 200 franks bill is cool. It shows the right hand rule. This is how it should be: x =thumb, y =pointing finger, z= middle finger (not the rather confusing t.co/3NyR60cdYZ ). Great to see a mathematical topic on a bill (which is still unthinkable in the US!) t.co/BqAFfjICrF
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A picture from 1935 showing Hassler Whitney near the Matterhorn in the Swiss alps. The picture was taken by Georges de Rham and is included in the book "La Haute Route" (Chamoix-Zermatt-Saas-Fee) by Andre Roch. See t.co/68t4N1OVsV t.co/ko5KvgB7Tn
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Sphere Bouquet Symphony: t.co/zk3qGPakFs via @YouTube
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Carnot Machine on Ice: t.co/kEB1xZpeQX via @YouTube
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Bee with full Pollen Baskets On Lemon Tree: t.co/zzYODZw5eu via @YouTube
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Top 10 Fundamental Theorems in Mathematics: t.co/jxy0Os6PGG via @YouTube
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A cip from interstellar t.co/q1crkSYRbk with some impressive blackboard work showing formulas from general relativity: The Einstein equations, Israel junction conditions, Hilbert action. One sees the hand of Kip Thorne, who was the technical advisor to the movie. t.co/quOhYlHIAp
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Creative Squirrel: t.co/nQHqFHOU6G via @YouTube
