Author Archives: Samantha from SocialMath
Do height restrictions matter to safety on Roller Coasters?
The conversation started with an image on how to “outsmart” the roller coaster operators for kids who are not tall enough for a certain ride: This sparked a large controversy amongst my Facebook friends. There were certainly people who felt … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Math
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Science March Draws Controversy.
There is something about airing dirty laundry that makes everyone uncomfortable. And we scientists have some dirty laundry… And we are struggling to interface with the world about our feelings. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Communicating Math, Media, Social Mathematicians
Tagged #altfacts, mathematics, Science March, Uber, WhitePrivilege
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Data Science Triple Threats
Everyone likes a good list. There are some articles working around which talk about why Data Science doesn’t add business value. As a data scientist who love people, I wanted to add my voice to conversation. Here are three things that … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Communicating Math
Tagged Communication, corporate, data science, datascience, Mathematicians, Triple Threat
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Simon’s Cat
As a gamer, the holidays give me opportunities to play games with non-gamers. People like my family. Or, more relevantly to this article, people like my niece. Here’s what you need to know about my niece: she is 6 years … Continue reading
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Alternate Mathematics
Alternate Mathematics: sometimes things seem too good to be true. #AltMath
