Category Archives: Boston Globe

Applied Math at the Movies (including supplement)

This morning I had an article entitled The Mysterious Equilibrium of Zombies in the Boston Globe Ideas section about applied math in movies. I mentioned a number of movies, math and articles. For those who are interested in more details, here are some references, film clips and stills: Casino Royale and Fractals The fractal it looks like is [...]

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What To Do If Your Child Has Superpowers

I have a humor piece in the Ideas section of the Boston Globe today entitled What to do if your child has superpowers. I hope it provides useful advice to all concerned parents. Happy Father’s Day!

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The Arbesman Limit: How to be Famous in a Few Easy Steps

I have another science humor piece in the Ideas Section of the Boston Globe today entitled The Arbesman Limit: How to be Famous in a Few Easy Steps. As before, we adapted this one from another article of mine in the Science Creative Quarterly.

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Anatomy of a Spring Break

I have a science humor piece in the Ideas Section of the Boston Globe today entitled Anatomy of a Spring Break. It’s adapted from my article in the Science Creative Quarterly.

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