Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3071: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Posted on · Episode: 3071 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Sciences Today, the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1174: An Intellectual Legacy
Posted on · Episode: 1174 Nature or nurture, explaining intellectual dynasties Today, more on the matter of heredity or environment.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3067: Multiples of Nine
Posted on · Episode: 3067 A Remarkable Perception of a Mathematical Oddity Today, the creativity in all of us.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1111: The Numbers 1 thru 10
Posted on · Episode 1111 Reading the symbolic content of the numbers 1 through 10 Today, we wonder what to tell our children about mathematics.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3040: Leonardo and Borelli
Posted on · Episode: 3040 Leonardo and Borelli Today, two hemispheres come together.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1081: Paradox
Posted on · Episode: 1081 Paradoxes: “Skeletons in the closet of reason” Today, I’ll try to tell you, “I am a liar.”
Houston Matters
Where Math Meets Art: The Multiverse of Artist Michael Petry
Posted on · If you saw last year's Best Picture nominee, The Imitation Game, you're familiar with the story of Alan Turing. Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who helped crack the Nazi's enigma code, which helped win World War II. And he's considered one of the fathers of computer science. Often, when we think about […]
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Grade Inflation and Visiting The Heights: Wednesday’s Show (May 20, 2015)
Posted on · Earlier this month, internal HISD auditors confirmed the now-fired principal of Westbury High School ordered failing grades in a reading class to be raised to a B. Jason Catchings is appealing the dismissal. (His attorney told Fox 26 that Catchings was operating under orders from a superior, and then told the Houston Chronicle the changes […]