Memorial Day originated after the Civil War, an effort at reconciliation in the aftermath of a young nation’s most savage years. But where? That is a more complicated question.
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Many Claim to Be Memorial Day Birthplace
An Ofsted report criticises maths teaching and warns over early entry to maths GCSE.
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Ofsted criticises maths teaching
A study of the world’s largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location.
Maths lessons are seen as difficult, irrelevant and boring by about a third of teenagers, a survey suggests.
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Pupils want more real-life maths
Can mathematicians be blamed for the financial crash?
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One maths formula and the financial crash
A federal judge has turned aside calls to publicly release video and photographs of the U.S. military raid and aftermath that left al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead.
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Bin Laden death pics stay secret
After 70 years, two papers on the theory of code breaking by mathematician Alan Turing are released to the National Archives.
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GCHQ releases WWII Turing papers
The concept of “the future” has often been the subject of art, literature, and cinema with the question, “what will tomorrow look like?” pressing on the minds of many over the centuries. Between the turmoil currently afflicting the greater Middle East from the aftermath of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya, the plague of unrest that still pummels opposition in Syria, and the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, the threat of continuing conflict into the future between disparate groups seems inevitable.
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The Future, Now on View: A Review of Ala Ebtekar’s Elsewhen
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In a Republican presidential race that has morphed into some elaborate math equation, Puerto Rico may be the oddest factor yet: a state that isn’t really a state, where voters can’t really vote for president, but which on Sunday holds a primary awarding a trove of delegates that will inch the winner closer to the elusive 1,144. Read full article > >
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Romney campaign in hyperdrive before Puerto Rico primary
Poor numeracy is hitting Britain’s economic performance and ruining lives, according to a new charity launched to champion better maths skills.
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Poor numeracy ‘is ruining lives’
Few companies are as protective of their corporate name as is Google, which has been known to write frosty cease-and-desist letters to people who use “google” as a generic term. The company is proud of its unusual name, which it says was coined in 1997 by its co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in an accidental misspelling of the mathematical term “googol.” It’s not a verb, Google says, and never was, and using it as such violates the company’s trademark. Read full article > >
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Gene Weingarten: Take this™ and google it!
The lecture hall is under attack. Science, math and engineering departments at many universities are abandoning or retooling the lecture as a style of teaching, worried that it’s driving students away. Read full article > >
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Colleges looking beyond the lecture
Once in a career, timing, skill and luck converge to produce a classic image. Photographer Barton Silverman recalls “a very good day” in 1966 covering Joe Namath and the Jets.
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Lens: Barton Silverman and Broadway Joe Namath’s ‘Leap’
MONTREAL — Mathieu Perreault had not suited up for a game in a week. Michal Neuvirth had not made a start in nearly three. But you wouldn’t have known it by the way they played Wednesday night at Bell Centre. Read full article > >
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Capitals vs. Canadiens: Michal Neuvirth stops 31 shots for Washington in 3-0 win over Montreal
According to the seller, the item is a Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus calculator, similar to thousands of others used in college-level math classes. It usually retails for about $99. This one is listed at $3,700. What makes it worth so much? It once belonged to the man who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. Read full article > >
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Va. Tech killer Cho’s calculator for sale, renewing debate on ‘murderabilia’
Capitals vs. Canadiens: Michal Neuvirth stops 31 shots for Washington in 3-0 win over Montreal
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