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    The Math And Magic of Origami

    The Math And Magic of Origami

    Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Origami -- Mathematics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Beautiful Math of Coral

    The Beautiful Math of Coral

    Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician -- celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying coral creation.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Crocheting Coral reef ecology
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers

    Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers

    From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Surprising Math of Cities And Corporations

    The Surprising Math of Cities And Corporations

    Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering and Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Cities towns -- Growth -- Econometric models Sustainable urban development
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Beautiful Math Behind The World's Ugliest Music

    The Beautiful Math Behind The World's Ugliest Music

    Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Costas Array. In this surprisingly entertaining talk, he shares the math behind musical beauty ... and its opposite.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Repetition in music Mathematics Composition (Music)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating

    Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating

    When two people join a dating website they are matched according to shared interests and how they answer a number of personal questions. But how do sites calculate the likelihood of a successful relationship? Christian Rudder one of the founders of popular dating site OKCupid details the algorithm behind 'hitting it off.'

    Subjects:
    Computing and Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Dating services Computer algorithms Online dating
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Is Math Discovered or iInvented?

    Is Math Discovered or iInvented?

    Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the world around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Jeff Dekofsky traces some famous arguments in this ancient and hotly debated question.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Philosophy
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Math Can Prepare New Generations for The Future

    How Math Can Prepare New Generations for The Future

    During the Cold War, Soviet educators were tasked with raising citizens who could out-innovate and out-build their American counterparts. One of their primary tools for doing so? Math. Educator Masha Gershman describes how the adaptive, highly social Soviet approach to teaching math can be deployed to prep new generations for an ever-shifting future.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    This Company Pays Kids To Do Their Math Homework

    This Company Pays Kids To Do Their Math Homework

    Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting with a bold idea: paying students for completing weekly math homework. He explores the ethics of this model and how it's helping students -- and why learning math is crucial in the era of fake news.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Math Is Our Real Sixth Sense

    How Math Is Our Real Sixth Sense

    In this engaging talk, high school math teacher and YouTube star Eddie Woo shares his passion for mathematics, calling it an extra sense that we can all access. Using real-world examples of geometry, he encourages everyone to seek out the patterns around them for "a whole new way to see the world."

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics
    Resource Type:
    Video