…this is probably not the product for you.
The most recent push in the war against the "snooze" button is the Twist Alarm Clock, a contraption that not only wakes you up, but whose alarm won’t shut off until you solve an arithmetic problem.
It’s the perfect gift for all your math-obsessed friends! (Mine’s already on order.)
Summer plans may take you outside a lot more. And that usually means dealing with pesky bugs. Better carry insect repellent if you’re going to be outdoors.
Unfortunately, there’s more to worry about in dealing with bugs than swatting them out of your face or away from your food. Many carry diseases such as malaria that can effect you long term, or worse, can even be fatal.
While science has produced a number of antimalarial drugs, some strains of the disease are drug resistant. Now, mathematicians have developed models that speed the detection of drug-resistant strains.
Somehow we missed this one. But the story is still valid.
After research and polling conducted last year by CareerCast.com on the best and worst jobs in the U.S., the results are in and, you guessed it, math is on top. (What site did you think you were on?)
Here’s an interesting story of a girl in Michigan with Grapheme-Color Synesthesia. In other words, she visualizes each digit, zero through nine, as a different color.
For her, and others with the same condition, it adds a new splash to math work.
As highly anticipated events go, everyone knows there’s Christmas, birthdays and … Shark Week.
And for good reason, we’re getting ready to turn out attention to these marine predators once again. It turns out there’s more inside that head than fierce, jagged teeth.
This Discovery News article points to evidence that sharks and other predators "follow strict mathematical strategies" when looking for food.
Have a look from the safety of your computer screen.