Today's Math Behind the News
A light-hearted and unique perspective on today's top news stories by math evangelist Larry Shiller
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November 5, 2007: The daylight savings time myth
Ben Franklin did not invent DST. A 20th century golfer did.
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November 2, 2007: Ugly oil trends
With oil prices at historic highs - even when adjusted for inflation, what's next?
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November 1, 2007: Who's really doing the math?
Lots of folks say, "You do the math" - because they don't! Let?s help 'em out.
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October 31, 2007: Dam
Water-boarding is one thing, putting a town of 1.7 million under water is another
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October 30, 2007: Scary Halloween numbers
Our economy may be going to the dogs but we should thank Halloween for that
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October 29, 2007: The math of torture
Is torture OK? A mathematician analyzes the problem, with interesting results.
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October 26, 2007: The science of dating
Women pick men who look like their dad - or not
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October 25, 2007: For the love of avocados
A casualty of the California wildfires is the avocado crop
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October 24, 2007: A short history of evacuations
Nearly one million Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes. Is that a lot?
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October 23, 2007: Cleanliness is not next to your kitchen sink
Life can be messy, dirty, and full of germs. But the kitchen sink?
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October 22, 2007: Lots of firsts for Louisiana's Governor-elect
Bobby Jindal avoids a runoff by garnering a majority of votes against 11 opponents
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October 19, 2007: We'll miss you Joe, but probably not for long
It's official: Joe Torre will not be the Yankees' manager in 2008
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October 18, 2007: The math of voting
An innovative experiment with immediate runoff elections works in Cary, NC
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October 17, 2007: The deconstruction of the housing market
Several factors are creating a perfect storm in the housing market
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October 16, 2007: Social Security Math
Now that baby boomers officially collect Social Security, how long will the system last? Whose answer would you trust?
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October 15, 2007: The transformation of AOL
Once the hottest Internet property around, AOL repositions its business
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October 12, 2007: Al Gore's fuzzy math vindicated by Nobel Peace Prize
What would have happened 7 years ago if the issue of fuzzy math didn't come up during the Presidential debates?
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October 11, 2007: The value of music
Radiohead is letting fans decide the price they'll pay
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October 10, 2007: Random rules
Random human behavior comes in all shapes and sizes
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October 9, 2007: It's a very small world
Two scientists win Nobel Prizes for their work in nanotechnology
Today's Math Behind the News
