Okay, so sometimes the media gets things wrong. An eye-popping study appears on the wire and they're off and running. The media mostly has to - being the first to report and getting the most eyeballs is how part of their business model is structured.
How healthy would you like to be in the coming year? Here are some ideas.
If you don't already, eat a plant-based diet with no added oils. Begin with Dr. McDougall's 10 Day Free Program. It was easier than I thought it would be and I've been mostly eating this way for almost three months.
Cooking is math. Why else would there be measuring utensils for half teaspoons, quarter teaspoons, and one-third cups? If you've ever doubled or quadrupled a recipe for a batch of cookies, you know you need to be able to add and/or multiply fractions.
The New York Times published the article, "As Robots Grow Smarter, American Workers Struggle to Keep Up" yesterday. While it's true that robotic technology has advanced, it still has room for improvements especially in the field of autonomous robots.
Here are three Twitter feeds about math which are so worth following:
Tomorrow is 12/13/14 for all you numberphiles out there. Visit the Smithsonian for more math events in the coming 89 years.
