Tag: math

Why Big-Data Science Depends on Skilled Data Engineers

As the field of data science matures, a distinct specialization is emerging: data engineering. Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google recognize the value of data engineers relative to data scientists. That’s why they’re targeting candidates with skills to build critical infrastructure like data pipelines and warehouses. The best computer science degrees keep up with […]
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David Thouless, 84, Dies; Nobel Laureate Cast Light on Matter

Using math to explain strange states of matter, like superconductivity, he had a “transformational” impact on physics, with real-world applications. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/obituaries/david-thouless-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

This book ranks the top 100 solutions to climate change. The results are surprising.

Source: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/5/10/15589038/top-100-solutions-climate-change-ranked…

The Power of Mathematical Visualization

The Power of Mathematical Visualization was one of the first courses that I began with in The Great Courses Plus. This lecture series is fun and engaging. Some of the observations and methodologies were mind blowing – yet amazingly simple and seemingly obvious once pointed out. Strange how that happens. Here is a description straight from… Continue reading The Power of Mathematical Visualization

Violent Attack Turns Man From Futon Salesman to Math Genius

Seventeen years ago, Jason Padgett was a drunk futon salesman living in Tacoma, Washington. Today, he’s a genius of theoretical mathematics. He has a talent for drawing fractals by hand, and can see complex numerical relationships unfold like flowers before his eyes. What caused this drastic transformation in Jason Padgett? He got hit in the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/violent-attack-turns-man-from-futon-salesman-to-math-genius/…

Computer Vision Specialization Q&A with SUNY Buffalo and MathWorks

Answering your most pressing questions about the new Computer Vision Specialization on Coursera are Radhakrishna Dasari, Computer Science and Engineering Instructor and Dr. Junsong Yuan, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the Visual Computing Lab from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. An integral part of this […]
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LeBron James’ STEM-Based School Is Showing Promise

Last year, NBA superstar LeBron James opened an experimental school that focuses on teaching a STEM curriculum to students who have a higher probability of failing academically or dropping out of school. The New York Times is now reporting that “the inaugural classes of third and fourth graders at [the I PROMISE School] posted extraordinary results in their first set…

Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.

The sexist backlash against the woman involved with the black hole image, explained. Just after the Event Horizon Telescope project announced last week that its astronomers had managed to capture the first-ever image of a black hole, MIT tweeted this image. Here’s the moment when the first black hole image was processed, from the eyes… Continue reading Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.

100 years of tax brackets, in one chart

Republicans say we have too many now. But we used to have way more. https://apps.voxmedia.com/graphics/vox-marginal-taxes/javascripts/pym-5aa85469.js new pym.Parent(‘how-tax-brackets-have-changed-in-the-last-100-years__graphic’, ‘https://apps.voxmedia.com/graphics/vox-marginal-taxes/’, {xdomain: ‘.*\.voxmedia\.com’}); The US currently has seven tax brackets — and some Republicans, including Donald Trump and former House Speaker Paul Ryan — have said that they believe that’s too many. It’s been a common talking point… Continue reading 100 years of tax brackets, in one chart