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In Praise of People Who Tell Us How to Play with New Toys

Posted on September 20, 2016 by evelynjlamb

I’ve been thinking about getting a 3D printer for a long time but haven’t taken the plunge yet. Aside from the money, space, and inevitable proliferation of small plastic things to step on, part of me is worried I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Look Around You: Spherical Videos and Möbius Transformations

Posted on February 1, 2016 by evelynjlamb

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched the short video “Möbius transformations revealed” by Douglas Arnold and Jonathan Rogness. It is a beautiful tribute to beautiful functions. As a complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry fangirl, I am … Continue reading →

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The Revolution Will Be 3D Printed

Posted on January 14, 2014 by evelynjlamb

“What would you print if you had a 3D printer in your home?” James Madison University math professor Laura Taalman is printing a thing a day and blogging about it at MakerHome. Her family has a MakerBot Replicator 2 and … Continue reading →

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