Swiss nuetrality is something else that fascinates me. I just finnished a slim edition called La Place de la Concorde Suisse by John McPhee. The only mathematical highlight was an unreduced fraction four-tenths of a marathon. Tisk, Tisk. (Not that I should bust anyone on usage.)
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Feb 10
Math and Usage
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Jan 10
Dr. Seuss + Math
Reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish to my daughter and found a Dr. Seuss poem that’s palindromic by stanza (except for the punch line)…”Daddy, what’s a palindrome?”
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Nov 09
Ergon/Logos
I found this interesting poem/game called Ergon/Logos via Ron Silliman’s blog. The work has been written such that it has vertices at which the reader can choose from one or more edges. ( I know we’ve seen this before.) What is interesting is the vizualization of this process. I won’t say more, just try it.
pic by Edge
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Nov 09
Faulkner v. Hemingway
Found this interesting post comparing Faulkner and Hemmingway’s word length.
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Nov 09
Logicomix
The newest book on my wishlist is Logicomix. A graphic novel about the history of math’s search for certainty. Probably the most exciting epistemic journey of all time. A little human drama, a little logical drama, and a lot of nice illustration. The above is Bertrand Russell.
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Nov 09
Tunxis Putting On Proof
George Sebastian Coleman in all his coolness has brought Proof to Tunxis. Check out the play. The dates are actually the 20th and 21st.
