Oh, math! How I love thee. Not. I like math. I even appreciate math. But I can’t say that I love it. Sometimes I get a little thrill in seeing math around me. Mostly, I just feel comfortable with the
NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. How can you win a copy of Math for Grownups (or if you already have one, some other cool prize)? Check out the details for the Math Treasure Hunt contest below. 1. Each day, I’ll
April is a big deal here at Math for Grownups. Not only do we have new digs — how do you like the redesign? — but it’s Math Awareness Month. I saw that. You rolled your eyes. Some of you may
I’ve been a fan of Project Runway since Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn and crazy Jay McCarroll stood in a room together for the first time. The stuff never gets old — from making skirts out of Twizzlers to designing wedding gowns for drama-prone models.
Another book editor? Well, there’s a lot that goes into this process — from figuring out layout to determining what which book will be profitable. Andrea Rotando has been a book editor for Barnes & Nobel and Sterling Publishing since 2001. She’s
Ah, the trend story — we love them and we hate them. Presumably, they tell us what’s hot or not, but they also overgeneralize with very few sources. Ask a room full of writers about trend stories, and you’re likely
It’s been a weird primary season. Like an exciting Preakness race, the remaining Republican candidates are still going strong, and in some ways, the candidacy is way, way up in the air. Unlike previous primaries, we’re no closer to a
Welcome week three of our month devoted to publishing and media. If you haven’t previous posts, what’s stopping you? So far, we’ve looked at book publishing and on-air meteorology (television weatherpersons). This week, it’s time to look at writing. Today you’ll meet Craig Guillot, a
Okay, I’ll admit it. I don’t typically watch television news. (Sorry Tony!) But when bad weather comes along, seeing those weather maps is often exactly what I’m looking for. I lived in a hurricane prone area for 15 years, weathering (eh-hem)
You know when you were little and you got sick on your birthday? It’s not quite the same thing, but I was down and out yesterday — on Pi Day! (I didn’t even get to wear my “cool” Pi sweatshirt.)
Quick! What do you have to know before changing from your jammies into something a little more work appropriate? The weather, right? Tony Pann is an on-air meteorologist for WBAL-TV 11 in Baltimore, Maryland. Math helps him predict if there are sunny skies ahead or
So you’ve got a brand new book on your nightstand or electronic reader. Or maybe you have a book idea that you’d love to get published. How on earth does an idea get translated to pages or bytes? A book