The Other Half

By: ACMEScience
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  • An exploration of the life half of math and the math half of life.
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Mathematics Science Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • Episode 5: Riding With Strangers

    Episode 5: Riding With Strangers
    Mar 15 2017
    Transportation matters. When people need to get places, but don’t have a good way to do so, it’s more than just a drag for them – it’s also a drag for the economy. Americans are living increasingly far from their places of employment, which knocks walking or biking out of the way for many. And … Continue reading Episode 5: Riding With Strangers →
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    20 mins
  • Episode 4: Weather Talk

    Episode 4: Weather Talk
    Dec 4 2016
    We know that The Weather is the most basic, most mundane small talk topic in, you know, the world.  We understand that The Weather is just boring to discuss. Except when it isn’t. Join us in this episode as we discuss the fascinating, and varied, uses of math in weather predictions, from model-building to handling competing … Continue reading Episode 4: Weather Talk →
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    40 mins
  • Episode 3: Math and Patent Law

    Episode 3: Math and Patent Law
    Dec 30 2015
    After a conference Anna attended this summer, during which she and her colleagues considered whether they could legally protect the work they produced, we began to wonder: To what extent can math be considered—and protected as—intellectual property? Already comfortable with mathematical logic and reasoning, we turned to Sarah Wasserman Rajec from William & Mary Law School to … Continue reading Episode 3: Math and Patent Law →
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    38 mins

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