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Is mathematics invented or discovered?
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOccasionally a reader suggests a topic for my column as with the above title. My thanks. This question is important because it applies to more than mathematics. For example, did Michelangelo ...
A Math Genius Created the Decimal Point and Became a Legend. Turns Out He Stole It.
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 months agoWe Gave the Wrong Guy Credit for the Decimal PointAK2 - Getty Images The humble decimal point may...
A fun night learning math at Elgin Elementary School
The Marion Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the most difficult aspects of teaching is making the content interesting for students in an effort to keep them engaged. At Elgin Local Schools,...
Mathematics, spaghetti alla carbonara and you
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI’ve come to believe that mathematics, as an investigative science, as a practical discipline and as a creative art, shares many characteristics with cookery. It’s not just spaghetti alla carbonara ...
Keith Dmochowski: Berks' Best 2022 Mathematics winner Nikita Patel already has patents
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 3—Inventing a technology that betters the lives of people in poor nations is a rare deed. Even rarer, is inventing such a thing before hitting puberty. But for Reading Eagle's Berks' Best ...
Autism advocate Temple Grandin explains why we need education tailored for autistic minds
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAbove view of a class at elementary school Getty Images/skynesher In her 2022 book "Visual Thinkers:...
What Are Imaginary Numbers?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRenaissance mathematicians were the first to come up with the idea of imaginary numbers. imagestockdesign/shutterstock For those of us who aren't...
John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJohn Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. The Silicon Valley...
Voices: Can bees count? That’s a more complicated question than you’d expect
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo bee or not two bee? That is the question a group of Australian scientists set out to answer:...
Adobe co-founder John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF, is dead at 82
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoJohn Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, has died aged 82, the software company announced on Sunday....
