Big data is often defined as having three v’s: volume, velocity and variety. We stand in a data deluge that is showering large volumes of data at high velocities with a lot of variety. With all this data comes information and with that information comes the potential for innovation. Let’s take a closer look at these “3 V’s” of big data and how they help us understand this highly complex field. […]
Randomness can be confusing to the human mind, because its expression is often quite different than what we expect it might be. […]
A compact, place-based number system with a symbol for zero opens the floodgates for arithmetic calculations and the discovery of new numbers. […]
By Edward B. Burger, Southwestern University Throughout history, people have had a desire to keep certain information hidden from other people. Communications involving business transactions, […]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, in mathematics, a picture can spawn a thousand ideas. A picture can provide deep understanding, prompt an idea or process to suddenly make sense, and lead the way to finally understanding a tricky piece of mathematics. […]
Matt Parker, comedian and mathematician, shows how four-dimensional shapes appear a 3D world in this hands-on talk, featuring what is possibly the world’s nerdiest knitted hat! […]
By Michael Starbird, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin Stretching from the days of ancient Greece, calculus was developed and refined throughout the centuries, up […]
By David Roochnik, PhD, Boston University In Plato’s Republic, the great philosopher lays out his thoughts and prescriptions for the best way to organize society. Power, he […]
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