Monthly Archives: November 2012

A jolly good fellowship

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Adriana Salerno

If you have read the “about me” part of this blog, you may already know that my first experience with writing about mathematics for a general public was the AMS-AAAS Mass Media Fellowship during the summer of 2007. I published … Continue reading →

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Mathsgiving

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Adriana Salerno

In the movies, when people gather for Thanksgiving they all go around the table and say what they’re thankful for. Very few of the actual Thanksgiving festivities I have attended have had this feature, but in reality I have only … Continue reading →

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Math hurts

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Adriana Salerno

A few weeks ago, there was an entry of the CNN medical blog, The Chart, which talked about a recent psychological study related to math anxiety. In this study, researchers wanted to investigate through the use of MRI which areas … Continue reading →

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