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Is your birthday contained in the digits of Pi?

Find out if your birthday is contained in the digits of Pi. First posted in Will's blog.

math and The Simpsons

Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University, and Dr. Andrew Nestler, Santa Monica College have put together a site about mathematics and The Simpsons,including an exhaustive list of all math references on the show, relevant images, and the math background of the writers.

They use this material to introduce concepts, motivate students and reduce math anxiety, apparently. Aside from its potential educational value, it's fun.

See Simpson's Math.

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Math on TV show Numb3rs

Professor Mark Bridges of Northeastern University has been compling a blog of commentary on various mathematical references that one encounters on the TV show Numb3rs. See his BLOG site and a recent news article.

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Mathematics Genealogy Project

Mathematics Genealogy Project at North Dakota State University. Trace your academic pedigree. Most people I know who got their math PhD’s in Western universities seem to some pretty famous names.

Star Links from the University of Virginia (Kevin Bacon)

Star Links from the University of Virginia. A great online version of the very popular concept, degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon.