Blogs about: Martin Gardner
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Free: Calculus Student's Best Friend
Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a difficult or a tedious task for any other fool to learn how to master the same tricks… Being myself … more →
Let's Play Math!
Martin Gardner in the News
U. of Oklahoma Math Club wrote 1 week ago: Now it just may be a coincidence, but not long after we post about Martin Gardner and his book signi … more →
The S-Word
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dven wrote 1 month ago: Having been in education now for depressingly close to three decades, I’ve noticed that educators ar … more →
Martin Gardner Book Signing
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U. of Oklahoma Math Club wrote 1 month ago: Martin Gardner In a lucky coincidence, we just talked about Norman’s most famous resident, Mar … more →
Friday finds
stevenhartwriter wrote 1 month ago: All you need to celebrate Halloween the H.G. Wells way. (And the George Pal way, and the Oson Welles … more →
Jubilate Agony
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thrdr wrote 1 month ago: In “Bobby Fischer: Genius and Idiot” Martin Gardner gives a very brief account of the li … more →
Martin Gardner
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U. of Oklahoma Math Club wrote 1 month ago: Here is a puzzle: Who in Norman has done the most to get people excited about math and explain all … more →
Troythulu's Nu'z
Troythulu wrote 1 month ago: Geoengineering wars: another scientist teases out a surprising effect of global deforestation… … more →
Numbers Game: Vampire Martinis, Heads Of Cabbage, Giraffes
pjlr wrote 2 months ago: Martin Gardner is no Einstein, as you most probably know. However, at 95 years old and still weak i … more →
Happy Birthday Martin Gardner
ratnuu wrote 2 months ago: Martin Gardner’s 95-th Birth day today. I dont think any other soul can claim to own the legac … more →
Happy Birthday, Martin Gardner
Liz wrote 2 months ago: The New York Times has a wonderful profile of Martin Gardner, author of many books òf “recreat … more →
Dragonfly's Paradox of an Authentic Self
nafluteplayer wrote 5 months ago: “Just be yourself,” people tell us when they think we’re trying to be something we’re not. But I won … more →
Some Thoughts on Religion...
Troythulu wrote 7 months ago: It is not a prerequisite that one must be an atheist in order to be a skeptic, yet I just happen to … more →
Where Did Larry Sarner Learn Mathematics?
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larrysarnerpseudoscience wrote 7 months ago: Some people learn calculus from the excellent book by Silvanus P. Thompson: Calculus Made Easy. Give … more →
Free: Calculus Student's Best Friend
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Denise wrote 8 months ago: Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a diffic … more →
Education, Atheism - are they the enemies of Reason?
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Chris Jensen Romer wrote 8 months ago: “The majority of Britons believe in heaven and life after death, new research suggests.” … more →
Math Games - "Sprouts"
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pythonisms wrote 9 months ago: Sprouts is a game based on graph theory that I first discovered through a Martin Gardner article. St … more →
The Nursery Alice
leaveittoweaver wrote 11 months ago: This is a gorgeous copy of Alice in Wonderland. It contains twenty gorgeous colored enlargements of … more →
Can a Witch Be a Skeptic?
theskepticnextdoor wrote 1 year ago: Can a witch be a skeptic? The simple answer is yes. People from many belief systems consider thems … more →
In which a comparison is not avoided
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April wrote 1 year ago: I should just review a book by Douglas Hofstadter, shouldn’t I. Not GEB, because that would b … more →
