It’s time again for you to tell me what science and math topics you’d like to learn more about.
While I won’t pretend to be an expert, I do love learning new things and making them easier to understand. What topics would you like to read more about? What questions do you have? Heard anything confusing that you’d like to have clarified? Have a favorite subject you’d like others to learn more about? Hit the comments below with your requests, then look out for answers in future columns!
7 replies on “Ask a Science and Math Nerd”
Wait, I know! When there is a “cure” found for a cancer they always mention that there’s a question of it functioning for other sorts of cancer as well. Why can’t there be one cure all?
Very, very short answer: because it’s not cancer, it’s cancers.
Cancer Research UK’s research blogs are very good at explaining the issues: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerandresearch/all-about-cancer/
Oh drats, I always have questions when you don’t ask and none when you do! I’m going to let this brew for a bit.
Well, since you asked :)
I’m interested in why machine learning is cool, where to learn more about it, and how to apply it to science problems. I would also appreciate reading a ‘Beginners Guide to Bayesian Inference’ that I can actually understand.
I recently read an article on the caffeine pollution in our west coast oceans. Have you heard anything and is there a solution?
Ah! That picture was placed perfectly in the break! I love it!
Consequently, I’d love to know more about cool physics and math things. Okay, it’s not a question, but in school I always loved the numbers that are patterns that guys in medieval times figured out because there was nothing else to do… like how Fibonaci’s number mimics/creates spirals, Pascal’s triangle. But I only remember that stuff vaguely now and would love an update.
Thanks for the suggestion! I’m writing about Fibonacci numbers tomorrow. :)