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Aug 12, 2015

Stop Making 3D Plots

FlowingData gave a list of charting rules to follow. I disagree with one, in that pie charts are never acceptable because it is difficult to perceive the differences in size between one…

Aug 11, 2015

Speed Cameras of the Future

When I was a kid, there was a moderately okay to eventually very bad TV show called seaQuest DSV on some network that I can no longer recall. It's premise was basically…

Aug 10, 2015

Bitcoin Mining Pools and Income Smoothing

Bitcoin's public awareness has dropped off, but there are interesting questions still to be resolved. Bitcoin consists of a single network-wide database, called the blockchain, that contains verified transactions. Transactions are recorded…

Aug 8, 2015

New Swedish Resources

I have put together a brief list of Swedish language, similar to the Danish list. Nothing serious yet, but will probably add more as time goes on. Image by Håkan Dahlström /…

Aug 5, 2015

Virtual Bumblebees at MathFest 2015

If everything is going according to plan, and then just as I posted this, I started my MathFest presentation. You can see a static rendition of the slides here: Virtual Bumblebees de…

Aug 4, 2015

Odder than a Month of Sundays

On Monday night, I saw this math myth on "Pockets Full of Silver" showing that this August is special in that it has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays, a phenomenon…

Aug 1, 2015

Review of Constitutional Calculus by Jeff Suzuki

:::figure{src="/assets/img/news/suzuki-cc-cover.webp" alt="Cover of Constitutional Calculus" align="right" width="50%"} Cover of Constitutional Calculus ::: For Mathematical Reviews : Jeff Suzuki, in Constitutional Calculus , presents an entertaining and insightful approach to the mathematics that…