Life-math
The decision process involving calculation of pros and cons relative to the risk of the action taken leading to death or dismemberment.
Life-math by starvingRD January 1, 2015
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Math 4 Life
When quantitative reasoning or mathematical thinking, which makes use of numbers and other mathematically based ideas to reason our way through the kinds of problems that confront us every day, becomes a way of life or second nature to us.
Math 4 Life is quite different from oft-impractical school math, but it’s as just as, or sometimes more, important.
Math 4 Life by Covido August 24, 2022
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The Half-Life of Singapore Math
The time it takes for the bar model method, the heart and soul of Singapore math, to become a common feature in most math curriculums around the world, which implicitly means that it no longer holds the competitive edge over other developed nations in math education.
With pirates from both developing and developed countries leveraging on AI, the half-life of Singapore math is getting exponentially shorter, and the “fine” city of Singapore risks being innovated away if local math educators don’t act now.
The Half-Life of Singapore Math by Numerati January 8, 2025
Shackteâu
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
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