Andy Adamatzky, an innovative writer of scientific reports [see our report about one of his earlier works], has joined with collaborators from many nations to do a new report about the apparently intelligent behavior of slime molds. He has published several papers that derive from the (double!) Ig Nobel Prize winning research of Toshiyuki Nakagaki and […]
Ghastliness in mathematics
A good number of very high profile philosophers and mathematicians have drawn attention to what they see as the intrinsic beauty in mathematical solutions. Not so often mentioned, however, is that where there is beauty there can also be ugliness – or worse. For instance, take as an example the paper : ‘A GHASTLY GENERALIZED […]
History of Mathematics in 100 seconds
Behold the history of mathematics in 100 seconds, or, as they say in the original Danish, Matematikkens historie på 100 sekunder: BONUS: The History of the Universe in Sixty Seconds
Odd bite mark presentation
Looking for an odd slide show (presumably to accompany a talk) about bite marks? Try this one. (The image here, from the slide show, features an impressively crowded heap of text, reminiscent perhaps of the crowded teeth that can be seen in some people’s mouths.) The slide show is mostly about using bite marks as […]