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Fruit Bats in Mumbai

Fruit Bats have been feasting on mangoes left over from the mango season on trees in Mumbai. We were lucky to be able to photograph one just outside our window! »

World of Mathematics - interactive ebook - a piece of art!

The World of Mathematics is an interactive eBook by Philipp Legner - a must for anyone interested in Mathematics - and more so for those who hate Mathematics! »

Why do so many people hate Mathematics?

Professor Edward Frenkel, from the University of California, Berkeley attempts to answer this perennial question. He is also author of the book "Love & Math". »

Ramanujan sum of natural numbers - intuitive conundrum!

Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Indian mathematician proved that: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12 ! Here is a video that describes the proof without mathematical jargon »

McKinsey: Big data one of top five catalysts for US economy growth

McKinsey predicts big data as one of five catalysts that can deliver a big boost to GDP led by retail, manufacturing, health care, and government services sectors »

Evolution of big data at CERN - a short overview by Dr. Tim Smith

Big data has been around for very long, but why do we suddenly keep hearing about it now? Tim Smith explains by plotting CERN's big data evolution over 50 years »

Big data bringing Asimov's Psychohistory from fiction to reality

Psychohistory is the science of predicting the behavior of large groups of people using a statistical model using historical data. This is not fiction anymore... it is actually happening! »

How big is Infinity?

A brilliantly simple way to explain a complex mathematical concept of infinity (Source:http://www.youtube.com/) »

Fibonacci Sequence Animated

Cool animation demonstrates the Fibonacci Sequence »

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