I Think Therefore IB

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April 29, 2009
Notes on InterToK – Follow Up Session
Andy Fletcher’s book recommendations → to be found on his webpage, specifically here: Bibliography
String Theory
- No evidence: not wrong, not right. Cannot be falsified.
- Quarks are made of strings
Name derived from James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake, taken from the phrase “Three quarks for Muster Mark” (see: Finnegan’s [...]

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1) Get into groups of 2-3 people. Each group should include students from different math courses (Math Studies, Math Standard and Math High).
2) Go to this website: Distok Math
3) Click through the slideshow – but do so slowly, discussing points that your interesting, responding to questions asked, accessing links giving (e.g. The Monty Hall problem). [...]

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Here are a couple of articles I have come across in the past few days, that I thought you might find interesting:
Yes, Looks Do Matter: A social-scientific take on Susan Boyle. (If you missed all the brouhaha about Susan Boyle, check out this video.)
Twilight: The Hidden Market
I have been sort of avoiding Twilight, but this [...]

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MSN posted an article on the 20 most important inventions of the next ten years today. Although I didn’t quite understand all of them (in part, because I had a hard time imagining them), it did make me think that these are excellent examples of how science involves creativity. I mean, how do you think [...]

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From Slate: The Cultural Weight of an Unveiled Face
…as well as an article on Columbine, just because it’s worth reflecting about.

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On the annual “Day of Silence” (of the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network), NYT columnist Judith Warner provides an article, Dude, You’ve Got Problems, on bullying and name-calling involving words such as “gay”, “fag” or “queer”. It’s an interesting read, as is the profusion of comments that follow – Warner clearly touched on a contentious [...]

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How long should your introduction and your conclusion each be?
What is the single most important element of the introduction? Where should this element be placed in the introduction? What form (question or statement) should it take? Why?
What should the first [...]

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We already discussed how language reflects the patriarchal structure of society; here is an article on how patriarchal society has influenced the way buildings (and their amenities) are designed…
“New Ballpark Statistic: Stadium’s Toilet Ratio”

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Language as It Is Changing: An example of how language evolves over time, reflecting changes within society and culture. It is also quite striking that in this case a “date” (a year, which is approximate, but still) can be identified for the change in some dictionaries.
One related aspect you might think about is that some [...]

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An article from the BBC, that sort of pre-introduces the AoK of Math (which we will tackle in approximately a fortnight, hence the “pre-introduce”).

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