Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020by Meta If you listen to popular podcasts like Radiolab or read publications like the New York Times, chances are you’ve been exposed to the work of Steven Strogatz, author and professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. His groundbreaking research in the 90’s uncovered how networks synchronize; by […]
Our perception of time is challenged by two opposing forces, and thus we are experiencing a phenomenon where our world has changed rapidly, yet many of us are sequestered to our homes in a perpetual pattern of isolation routines with no definitive end in sight. We’ve been forced to adjust to a tsunami of massive […]
Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019by Meta The idea of making New Year’s resolutions for 2020 is a conflicting one for me personally, as I have never been one to make them. I firmly believe that part of my dissatisfaction with my track record of achievements in life can be attributed to not setting […]
Jessica Seamster has been a self-employed apparel patternmaker and prototype sewing engineer for over a decade. She recently relocated to Denver after spending a (baker’s) dozen years in the mountains of Colorado. While she has never identified as a numbers person or math nerd, Jessica did win an Algebra 2 award in high school. The […]
Posted on December 29, 2019January 6, 2020by Meta The #2020MathProject is centered around gaining clarity of the values of habits in relation to goals. In order to more accurately assess the value of your habits, you have to spend some time getting clear on your values and goals. What is the underlying why that motivates […]
Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020by Meta I’ve been exploring a variety of mental models over the past few months as I study tools to improve decision making and strategies to increase the odds of achieving desired results. It turns out that many linear thought processes that come naturally to us are, in fact, […]
The #2020MathProject is centered around gaining clarity of the values of habits in relation to goals. In order to more accurately assess the value of your habits, you have to spend some time getting clear on your values and goals. What is the underlying why that motivates you to take action? I just finished rereading […]
1 is the basic building block of our number system; a single identity; a unit. The first positive integer, 1 is neither prime nor composite. In mathematics, 1 is also the only number for which these facts are true (so says Wikipedia): Any number n multiplied by 1 equals that number: n × 1 = n, example 7 × 1 = 7. […]
Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020by Meta I’ve been exploring a variety of mental models over the past few months as I study tools to improve decision making and strategies to increase the odds of achieving desired results. It turns out that many linear thought processes that come naturally to us are, in fact, […]
Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020by Meta The fields of math, science, history, and art are all woven into the rich multi-colored tapestry of the human existence, resulting in patterns which can be studied by examining the threads of time. A stitch in time saves nine is a prevailing proverb, a needle that pricks […]
Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020by Meta Our perception of time is challenged by two opposing forces, and thus we are experiencing a phenomenon where our world has changed rapidly, yet many of us are sequestered to our homes in a perpetual pattern of isolation routines with no definitive end in sight. We’ve been […]
Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020by Meta Over the weekend I watched A Beautiful Mind, the Oscar winning film from 2001 about the brilliant mathematician and Nobel laureate John Nash, who was plagued by paranoid schizophrenia for decades before eventually learning how to manage his delusions without medications. Stepping back a few weeks, I […]
Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020by Meta If you listen to popular podcasts like Radiolab or read publications like the New York Times, chances are you’ve been exposed to the work of Steven Strogatz, author and professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. His groundbreaking research in the 90’s uncovered how networks synchronize; by […]
Posted on December 7, 2019December 28, 2019by Meta It’s about to get geeky. Math is a polarizing subject. Most people either love or hate it. Those who struggle to grasp the concepts often swear they will never use math in everyday life, while math nerds make their case for its daily applications with chart and […]