Of Cake and Cursors: Personal Reflections on a Binary Education - 10

Nywoe on Feb. 18, 2016

Recommended further viewing:

Adam Savage at Maker Fair 2012
Adam Savage of “Mythbusters” tells the story of, among other things, the cardboard spaceship he built in his parents' closet as a young boy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_otrgJ8Lmx4


Mayim Bialik, “Blossoming to Science”
Mayim Bialik of “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory” explains why she loves being both an actor and a neuroscientist.
youtu.be/TZt-JTdfXjw

Vi Hart
math + whimsy = Vi Hart
www.youtube.com/user/vihart

Natalya St. Clair, “The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's ‘Starry Night’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1419474476&x-yt-cl=82800061&v=PMerSm2ToFY

Donald Duck in the Land of Mathmagic
Though it's not a perfect film, Walt Disney demonstrated over 50 years ago the effectiveness of media to interest audiences as well as convey complex ideas. Math isn't static. So why do we, in this modern age, still use paper books to teach it?

Good Eats
Alton Brown masterfully entertains with goofy demonstrations of the solid scientific foundations of the chemistry of cooking.