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The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton’s  Alice in Wonderland might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But numbers also appear to be woven in among the talking rabbits and smoking caterpillars of the original stories. Author Lewis Carroll was also a math teacher in Oxford, England, and mathematicians say the  Alice books are full of algebraic lessons — such as why a raven is like a writing desk. That’s the riddle the Mad Hatter asks Alice. And, as  Weekend Edition Math Guy Keith Devlin tells NPR’s Jacki Lyden, “That particul...

Ironwerx Gym in Barrow saw 222 members come through the door as it reopened on Monday. Owner Keith Devlin was delighted to beat the previous record of 212. He said: “It was an unbelievable day really. It just shows that people have got confidence in the gym, myself and the booking system I have put in place. “12 new members walked in on Monday and they told me that they liked what I was doing to keep them safe because people are still quite nervous about coronavirus spreading.”

Myrtle called it The article that launched a thousand posts…, and counting comments on thisandseveralotherblogs, that may not be too much of an exaggeration. Yet the discussion feels incomplete — I have not been able to put into words all that I want to say. Thus, at the risk of once again revealing my mathematical ignorance, I am going to try another response to Keith Devlin’s multiplicationarticles. Let me state up front that I speak as a teacher, not as a mathematician. I am not qualified, nor do I intend, to argue about the implications of Peano’s Axioms. My experience lies primar...

A GYM owner is calling on the government to open up gyms within the next month.

Leading influencers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields rarely attract the spotlight. AcademicInfluence.com illuminates their achievements, celebrating these remarkable people and their important discoveries. "The technology that will shape our immediate future is emerging from the minds and laboratories of these amazing people," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and Wake Forest University physics professor. "These top mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists are working on some of the most pressing problems humanity faces ri...