millipede (46)in #homeschool • 7 years agoBoard MeetingsMy oldest daughter read Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal and with great delight recounted to me one of his…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(6), 778 A.D.Here is the Log of History for January 6, the 6th day of the year. 1000*Log10(6) = c.778 because 10^0.778 = c. 6.…millipede (46)in #family • 7 years agoExtreme Sport DadThis evening my oldest daughter and I jumped on our trampoline together. She likes to sit on a pillow and see how…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(5), 699 A.D.1000 x Log10(5) = c.699 because 10^0.699 = c. 5. So, what happened in the year 699 A.D.? The Anglo-Saxon…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(4), 602 A.D.1000*Log10(4) = c.602 because 10^0.602 = c. 4. So, what happened in the year 602 A.D.? In the Roman Empire, the…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(3), 477 A.D.1000xLog10(3) = c.477 because 10^0.477 = c. 3. So, what happened in the year 477 A.D.? According to this website…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(2), 301 A.D.1000*Log10(2) = c.301 because 10^0.301 = c. 2. ("c." is for circa, meaning "approximately" or "about" in Latin .…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of History: 1000xLog(1) = Zero A.D. (or C.E. if you prefer)1000xLog10(1) = 0 because 10^0 = 1. It took me some time while studying trigonometry to become convinced that…millipede (46)in #math • 7 years agoThe Log of HistoryIn second grade (I was eight years old that year), my teacher informed us that we would be memorizing "the times…millipede (46)in #children • 7 years agoThe Power of UppityYears ago one of my daughters was climbing on the monkey bars at a local playground. While climbing down she informed…millipede (46)in #coincidence • 7 years agoThe Power of Avoiding Random CoincidenceAll my professional life as a biologist, I’ve studied the effects of random encounters on living organisms.…millipede (46)in #random • 8 years agoThe Humor of Random CoincidenceI met my second military entomologist while working in a lab genetically engineering mosquitoes. “Hey, I used to know…