SciFri Radio: Math

SciFri Radio: How Fibonacci Introduced The World To Numbers
Keith Devlin, mathematician and author of ‘The Man of Numbers,’ talks about the history of arithmetic.

SciFri Radio: Are Math Skills Built In To The Human Brain?
Amazonian villagers with no schooling understand basic geometry as well as math-schooled adults.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Rapunzel Hair Physics
It's a question that's kept many a physicist and beautician up at night (well, maybe not.)

SciFri Radio: Crowd Counting
There's a big event, with a large crowd. But just how big WAS the crowd - and how was it counted?

SciFri Radio: Rubik and His Cube
His simple-yet-complex cube puzzle took the world by storm in the 1980s. Ira talks with Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube, about science and...

SciFri Radio: Calculus Diaries
Sure, the math teacher said this stuff was important -- but why?

SciFri Radio: Danica McKellar, Girls, and Math
Actress and author Danica McKellar joins us to talk about getting young girls fired up about mathematics.

SciFri Radio: Steven Strogatz Talks Math
What are the odds? How are we connected? And does it all add up? Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics, joins us to run the numbers.

SciFri Radio: One Minute Math Mysteries
Grab your magnifying glass and your slide rule and get ready to solve some mathematical mysteries.

SciFri Radio: Keeping Up with Math
Ira talks with actress and math author Danica McKellar about keeping students' math skills sharp over the coming summer months.

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SciFri Videos: Math

Video: Math Doesn't Suck
Ira discusses math education with Danica McKellar--aka Winnie Cooper on the the television series "The Wonder Years." McKellar, who graduated from...

Video: Patterns Written By Sound
Shake a metal plate covered in sand at certain frequencies and mysterious patterns appear. The demonstration, published in 1787 by Ernst Chladni,...

Video: How The Arch Got Its Shape
Mathematician Robert Osserman explores the math behind the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

Video: Alumbrando Hojas
Nosotros hemos estado construyendo redes de transporte por siglos. También existen en la naturaleza. Marcelo Magnasco y Eleni Katifori presentan la...

Video: Robots Battle In Engineering Competition
The FIRST Robotics competition is the brainchild of Dean Kamen -- inventor of several medical devices and the Segway. This science and engineering...

Video: How Baby Bubbles Are Born
Engineer James Bird estimates that he watched thousands of bubbles pop while he was getting his Ph.D. at Harvard University. With the help of...

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