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Googol
“Googol” is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by a hundred zero’s. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, “Mathematics and the Imagination” by Kasner and James Newman. Google’s play on the term reflects the company’s mission to organize the immense amount […]
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National Security Analyst
National security analyst, also known as intelligence analysts, use the process of taking known information about situations and entities and with appropriate statements of probability, the future actions in those situations and by those entities. They reduce the ambiguity of highly uncertain situations. Now more than ever, the global intelligence workforce must seamlessly combine their talents to protect the nation. The […]
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Math in Photography
How does Math relate to beauty, art, and fashion? Jessica Wynne, a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York explored the beauty of math in her most recent project. She took creative photos of chalkboards that were labeled “Do Not Erase.” The results prove that beauty can be found in the most […]