FLASHCARDS: So…Mistakes Happen

FLASHCARDS: So…Mistakes Happen

Wel­come to Math, Sci­ence, His­to­ry, where on Fri­day we post a short lit­tle flash card about some­thing mathy, sci­en­cy, or his­to­ry. I’m Gabrielle, and today, we’re talk­ing about mak­ing mis­takes and the good things that come out of them. Some­times, even among the best of them com­ma mis­takes are made peri­od and it takes a wise and hum­ble indi­vid­ual to

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REPOST: Dr. Roger Arliner Young

REPOST: Dr. Roger Arliner Young

Join me in cel­e­brat­ing Black His­to­ry Month! I always love this month because so many incred­i­ble sto­ries about per­se­ver­ance, ded­i­ca­tion, hard work, grit, human­ism, empa­thy, and bril­liance are shared through­out the entire month, cel­e­brat­ing Black Cul­ture and those noble god­dess­es who are part of the African Amer­i­can cul­ture. This week, I want to intro­duce you to Dr. Roger Arlin­er Young.

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FLASHCARD: Claude Mydorge

Today, we’re trav­el­ing back to the sev­en­teenth cen­tu­ry to meet a less­er-known fig­ure in math­e­mat­ics: Claude Mydorge. While not a house­hold name like Descartes or Fer­mat, Mydorge con­tributed to the math­e­mat­i­cal con­ver­sa­tions of his time and qui­et­ly left a mark on the geo­met­ric land­scape. So, who was Claude Mydorge, and why should we care about him today? Let’s unpack his story.

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Fibonacci and His Rabbits

Fibonacci and His Rabbits

What do rab­bits, nature’s cutest fluff­balls, have to do with one of the most famous pat­terns in math­e­mat­ics? Well, imag­ine this: a sin­gle pair of rab­bits start multiplying—just two at first, but soon, the field is hop­ping with Rab­bit DeNiros, Luke Sky­hop­pers, Mar­i­lyn Bun-roes, and Jes­si­cas. Before you know it, you’re ask­ing your­self: How many rab­bits are there?’ And boom—you’ve

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It’s Pumpkin Spice Season!

It’s Pumpkin Spice Season!

Dis­cov­er the chem­istry of fla­vor, the his­to­ry of spices, and the math behind the per­fect pump­kin spice lat­te. Grab your favorite pump­kin spice treat, get cozy, and join me on this fla­vor­ful exploration!

Ancient Spookiness 👻

Ancient Spookiness 👻

In Greece, near Athens, there was an old house that always seemed emp­ty. The renters would always move out ear­ly, claim­ing it was haunt­ed. This house was infa­mous for its dark past; neigh­bors even claimed it was spooky. They said they could hear the clank­ing of chains echo­ing through the halls at night. Even brave young influ­encers would vis­it and

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Euphemia Haynes, Her Math, and Her Fight for Equality

Euphemia Haynes, Her Math, and Her Fight for Equality

A bril­liant math­e­mati­cian once wrote, “For a per­son of intel­li­gence is well equipped to solve the prob­lems of life… we must have some defined aim in life and be able to fill com­pe­tent­ly that posi­tion in which we may find our­selves… let each defeat be a source of a new endeav­or and each vic­to­ry the strength­en­ing of our spir­it of

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Falling Leaves and Helicopters

Falling Leaves and Helicopters

Every now and then, I hear heli­copters over­head. And I joke, liv­ing in Los Ange­les, that heli­copters and sirens are the songs of my peo­ple. I like the sound. It makes me feel safe. Close to my house, there is a hos­pi­tal with a heli­pad. And every now and then, I hear a heli­copter fly­ing into my neigh­bor­hood, get­ting closer

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