Monthly Archives: February 2013

Measure, and measure …

Shatter Proof Ruler

… and measure again. As discussed in the last post, we live in the “Information Age”. With so much data available to us, its easy to drown in an information overload and so, more than ever, we need to think about how we display that data. Below is a short video – less than three […]

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Birthdays are good for you …

Birthdays are good for you ...

… a recent scientific study has shown that those that have the most birthdays tend to live the longest. (but those with fewer birthdays tend to be healthier and fitter) Of course it makes sense, but it also highlights the need to be careful, very careful, with statistical information. As a maths teacher, I am […]

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