Category Archives: Media

Science March Draws Controversy.

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Samantha from SocialMath

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 | 2 Comments

Math in the Media: September 2016

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Samantha from SocialMath

The internet had lots of great and terrible uses of math and mathematical visualizations in September 2016! This is our opportunity to applaud the winners and be confused by the blunders. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Communicating Math, Media | Tagged Bloomberg, histogram, Math in the Media, Moebius, Rogness, Science, stereographic projections | 5 Comments

Zodiacs and Earth’s Precession

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Samantha from SocialMath

You may have seen recent posts claiming that NASA published some new results on the zodiac signs. Some of the bigger internet publishers, like Distractify, have popularized the story. The story says there is a 13th sign we haven’t seen … Continue reading →