Abundance of Elements
Image credit: Jonathan Hull I came across this image, The Abundance of Elements, on Tumblr a few weeks ago and I'm still in love with it. Click here to view the full-size image.
Endangered Species of Michigan
Canada Lynx kittensImage credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chances are you that you know a little bit about endangered species likes pandas, tigers, and sea turtles. What you might not know is that there are endangered species living in every US State! If you want to help endangered species, you can really make a huge impression right ...
Math & Romance: Calculating Dating Age Range
According to the 'half-your-age-plus-seven' rule, it's considered socially acceptable to date anyone that is as young as half your age plus seven years. To simplify this, here's the equation (plug-in your age for 'x'): (x÷2) + 7 = y This rule shows only the lower limit of the 'ideal' age range. For me it shows that the ...
The Fibonacci Spiral in Nature
The florets of romanesco follow the Fibonacci spiralImage credit: M. King The Fibonacci spiral, or Golden spiral, comes directly from the Fibonacci sequence, a pattern of numbers popularized (but not discovered1) by Italian mathematician, Leonardo Fibonacci. The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers whereby any number in the series (besides 0 and 1, the ...
Enter to Win $25 Amazon Gift Card + “The Disappearing Spoon” by Sam Kean
Win 'The Disappearing Spoon' by Sam Kean I've never done a giveaway before, but I LOVE Sam Kean's 'The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements' and I know you'll love it too (check out the reviews.) I seriously could not put ...