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Dogs and the mathematics of calculus.

A remarkable story about two very clever men and an equally clever dog! Five days ago, I received an email from a Richard Hake quite out of the blue!  This is what it said, Dear Paul Handover, I’m...

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The last 484 feet!

Some milestones on the age of the solar system. Forgive me, dear readers, but something light and simple for today.  I don’t mean in the sense of the content, far from it, just easy for me to put the...

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Talking physics with your dog!

Not as silly as one might think! Back on the 25th April I ran a Post called Dogs and the Mathematics of Calculus that had been prompted by a lovely email from Richard Hake who is Emeritus Professor of...

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The Higgs boson

Clarity of thought courtesy of The Economist Like many people I had been aware of the hunt for this strange particle, the Higgs boson.  Like many people as well, I suspect, I really didn’t comprehend...

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Thinking outside the box

Strange theory reveals secrets of the universe, the logic of sycamore leaves and why even smart people struggle with new ideas. A guest post from Pete Aleshire, Editor, Payson Roundup. Introduction The...

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Modelling the future.

Can we trust the predictive output of computer modelling? I would be the first to admit that this is not an area where I have anything more than general knowledge.  However, what prompted me to think...

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Mathematics in action!

You will be amazed – guaranteed! The TED Talk link was sent to me by friend, Lee Crampton. Published on Jun 11, 2013 In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D’Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots...

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Magic!

The old and the new. Like thousands of others, Jean and I are regular viewers of the TED Talks. So first the old. Here’s a reminder of the inspiring nature of mathematics; in this case Fibonacci...

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Is it just me?

Some days, one just wonders about a world that appears to be stark, raving mad! One of the fundamental things that mankind is not learning from dogs, or from other animals for that fact, is having a...

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Clouds above, and even farther away.

The second, and last, episode of the BBC Clouds Lab programme offers an intriguing message. On Monday, I published a post under the title of The clouds above us.  The second episode demonstrated that...

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Of paradoxes, and headaches!

The interconnectedness of everything – even beyond our wildest imagination. A while ago John Zande signed up to follow Learning from Dogs. Naturally, I went across to John’s blog to thank him. There I...

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What a show of fireworks this would be!

Asteroid 2015 TB145 will pass by Planet Earth – just! Back in my old country, Halloween is not celebrated in the same style that it is here in America. The Brits tend to favour the evening of November...

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Make a leap!

Celestial rhythms This seemed a rather appropriate post for today, February 29th. Republished from here within the terms of The Conversation. ooOOoo Leap day: fixing the faults in our stars Author...

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The certainty of uncertainty

Just wanted to share this with you. There seems to be so much going on in the world that creates uncertainty. In browsing the web looking for some inspiration for today’s blog post, I came across this...

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Tensions abound in many societies.

Reader alert: This has nothing to do with dogs! Then as soon as I started to write today’s post (as of yesterday afternoon) I realised the error in my sub-title. For one might argue that this does have...

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The conscious, mathematical brain!

A new week! As I have frequently mentioned, I so enjoy having guest posts being sent to me. They give you, dear reader, a break from yours truly and so very often they offer a new and interesting...

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John Zande

A stirrer of brain cells! I have just finished reading John’s recently published book On the Problem of Good. I am writing a review of the book that, fingers crossed, I will publish on Friday. But many...

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The aesthetic beauty of mathematics!

Sorry! Did you say the beauty of mathematics? Those of you that read this blog fairly regularly know that from time to time I drift away from all things dog and potter in the garden of simply...

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What a great man he was!

I am, of course, referring to the recent death of Stephen Hawking. There’s no way that I can add anything to the widespread reporting of the very sad death of the theoretical physicist, cosmologist and...

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Saturday special!

Natural fractals! Back in April, Mother Nature Network carried a wonderful item about the amazing fractals that can be found in nature. Nothing to do with dogs but all to do with loving and caring for...

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