Flashcards Friday: Chandrasekhar’s Voyage into Black Holes

Flashcards Friday: Chandrasekhar’s Voyage into Black Holes

Wel­come to Flash­cards Fri­day here at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! where every Fri­day, we take a lit­tle idea and make a big dis­cov­ery out of it. I’m your host, Gabrielle Bir­chak, and today’s sto­ry is about a young sci­en­tist, a long, relax­ing, boat ride, and a rev­e­la­tion that changed the way we under­stand the death of stars, and the birth of black holes.

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Jacoba van den Brande: Pioneer of Women’s Education

Jacoba van den Brande: Pioneer of Women’s Education

PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS It’s Flash­card Fri­day here at Math, Sci­ence, His­to­ry, when on Fri­days we post a short lit­tle flash card about some­thing mathy, sci­en­cy, or his­to­ry. I’m your host, Gabrielle Bir­chak, and I’m shar­ing a sto­ry about the life of a remark­able woman who made a pro­found, yet often over­looked, con­tri­bu­tion to math­e­mat­ics and edu­ca­tion: Jaco­ba van den Brande. Though

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FLASHCARDS: How Math Can Instantly Improve Your Photography

FLASHCARDS: How Math Can Instantly Improve Your Photography

It’s Flash­card Fri­day here at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! And this Fri­day, I’m bring­ing you some per­spec­tive. That was a pho­tog­ra­phy joke. Today, I will talk about some sim­ple math tricks that will help you improve your pho­tog­ra­phy. Whether using your phone or cam­era, these tricks will help get you some of the best pho­tos with a new per­spec­tive! First, let’s

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