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| Hi Pavlo. The answer is yes! We had a professional crew there and we're just working through the business of editing. It shouldn't be too long before they go up. |
| This is a nice idea. We'll very soon be going public with our self-study module, which could be the first step towards such a vision. Watch this space! |
| Given how many youngsters play pool, this could certainly be something that may give teachers a few ideas for an illustration that gets students to pay attention. It has a lot of 'real-world' relevance for them, I think it's fair to say :) |
| I'd like to announce the 2015 Wolfram Nordic Technology Conference, a free event open to all in Copenhagen, Denmark later this month. It takes place in the spectacular Blixen meeting room at the Royal Library's Black Diamond building. You can... |
| Computer-Based Maths has got something practical for you to try! This is just one example taken from a CBM module called *Can I spot a cheat?*, where students learn about random errors and distributions of data. In this activity, they are asked... |
| Very interesting perspective, Bill. Would you say we are currently in the 'denial' phase of the cycle? Costs are certainly an issue at this stage, but chats I've had with people in the know also remind one of how much influence self-interest and... |
| Right now the CBM team is focusing on convincing education policy-makers at government level, such as happened with our pilot in Estonia...and there will soon be news to come from Ireland! These things can tend to take a long time, however, so in the... |
| Figuring out where to start with solving a problem is the most fundamental skill in maths. Too much time spent on the mechanics of calculation is just one of the reasons students might be in the kind of thinking rut discussed in [this article][1]. ... |
| And over here in Britain, we have the BBC getting involved in similar work to what can be done with the Pi, by giving out its micro:bit to school kids across the land. As you can see in this [BBC News Video][1], which happens to feature Conrad... |
| So GQ's 100 Most Influential Men in Britain list is out for 2015, and Wolfram is represented! What do you think of the list in general - are there any important omissions? ... |