Still playing Chutes and Ladders with the kids? Are you losing or feeling bored? Let math help you climb that ladder of enjoyment! DataGenetics gives a fascinating mathematical breakdown of Chutes and Ladders. Learn what squares are most likely to land on, how many rolls will complete a game, and what would happen if you… Continue reading Chutes and Ladders: Not just a kids game anymore
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World Happiness Report: It’s not all about money
I can’t wait to delve into the first ever World Happiness Report. Commissioned by the United Nations Conference on Happiness, this report is a compilation of data that reflects environmental, social, physical, and structural factors that might impact happiness throughout the world. Ariel Schwartz, a writer for Co.Exist, brought this study to my attention in… Continue reading World Happiness Report: It’s not all about money
Wind Map = Art + Science Data Visualization
This map, which is zoomable and changes periodically as new data is received, is the most sincerely gorgeous map of wind I have ever seen. It was built to be a personal art project, but is also fairly accurate. What an amazing power our country has to use wind for energy; it’s such a rich… Continue reading Wind Map = Art + Science Data Visualization
This house built in 1999 in Germany plays music when it rains. I’d like to see it someday.
Required Reading for Today: Storytelling, Brains, and Saving the World
Telling Tales With a Tear and a Smile, New York Times, featuring my storytelling teacher Adam Wade, who is a Moth champion with unconditional love for all of his students and the art of storytelling. It’s incredible what power a good story can have on the audience and on the orator. The Make-Your-Own Schoolhouse, New… Continue reading Required Reading for Today: Storytelling, Brains, and Saving the World
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone? A TED talk well worth watching. Please do share your thoughts in comments if you watch; I’m very curious to hear them as I haven’t fully formed my own. We all need to focus on the many many ways that technology can lead us back to our real lives,… Continue reading
Central Park, April 4, 2012
A Versatile Palindrome
Fun with math! Another wonderful math trick from Futility Closet: 0264 + 4125 + 5610 = 0165 + 5214 + 4620 … remains valid if you split each term with a multiplication sign: 02 × 64 + 41 × 25 + 56 × 10 = 01 × 65 + 52 × 14 + 46 ×… Continue reading A Versatile Palindrome
Avoid failure-to-pay penalties on your taxes
Read more about the Fresh Start initiative, which helps to offer penalty relief and a higher likelihood of an installment agreement. This is great, and part of why I sincerely respect the work of the IRS.Avoid failure-to-pay penalties on your taxes
Nonprofit Finance Fund releases 2012 State of the Sector survey results
I think this is the best way to view and play with the data, but there’s a whole menu of how to view it here. This section was particularly interesting to me, because I think being able to have more frank and relevant conversations with funders and board members would create a win-win for everyone.… Continue reading Nonprofit Finance Fund releases 2012 State of the Sector survey results
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