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Aperiodcast – 21/10/2012

10/21/2012

The Aperiodcast

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Here’s another episode of our irregular podcast about what’s been happening on the site. This time, we talked about: Advances in pure nonsense Robert Schneider, Mathematical Musician/Musical Mathematician #MTT2K: Teachers critique Khan Academy Surds: what are they good for? Calculus of the Nervous System The new fonts on the site Christian’s new Aperiodical Round Up…

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