I’m at a ScienceOnline session on map tools. I’ve just gone through two tutorials so far. Here’s a map I made in ArcGIS that shows where a dam used to be in West Bend, Wisconsin.
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And here’s a map I made in CartoDB that shows countries’ deforestation from 1990-2010.
I just downloaded some census [...]
Monthly archives for January, 2013
Making Maps
I’m at a ScienceOnline session on map tools. I’ve just gone through two tutorials so far. Here’s a map I made in ArcGIS that shows where a dam used to be in West Bend, Wisconsin.
View Larger Map
And here’s a map I made in CartoDB that shows countries’ deforestation from 1990-2010.
I just downloaded some census [...]
Try Your Hand at Hands-on Math
Meet Ellie, the L-shaped table.
Ellie, the L-shaped table.
I made her a few months ago by taking a piece of fabric and sewing the edges together like this.
A piece of fabric with identifications drawn on to indicate which sides will be sewn together.
Ellie is many things: a surface of genus 2, a translation surface, and a Veech surface, to na [...]
Consider the Octahedron
An octahedron for your consideration. Image: Mammaoca2008 (CC) via flickr
I wrote a review of Measurement by Paul Lockhart for the winter 2012-2013 issue of Columbia Magazine.
“Many popular books and articles aim to tie mathematics to everyday life: calculus is used to study income inequality, game theory explains international politics [...]
How Should We Write About Statistics ...
On January 31, I’m moderating a ScienceOnline session called “Public Statistics.” Our goals include sharing resources for journalists who want to do a better job writing about statistics and identifying problems in statistics communication.
A member of the order Lepidoptera enjoys my favorite green space in Chicago, Garfield [...]
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