Yes, sharks too!

As highly anticipated events go, everyone knows there's Christmas, birthdays and ... Shark Week.

And for good reason, we're getting ready to turn out attention to these marine predators once again. It turns out there's more inside that head than fierce, jagged teeth.

This Discovery News article points to evidence that sharks and other predators "follow strict mathematical strategies" when looking for food.

Have a look from the safety of your computer screen.

 

 

 

Quote Of The Day

“In every project I have been involved in, mathematics has made a major contribution.”

— Isabel Beichl

Mathematician
National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Figures represent salary potential.

03
Sep

The world is obsessed with beautiful people, things and places.

Adam Frank's blog on NPR explores the beauty of the Euler Identity. What in math is beautiful to you?

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