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Crows can recognize geometric patterns, suggesting that humans aren't unique in understanding shape structure.
By working through example problems, you can build your confidence and sharpen your understanding of key topics including algebra, geometry and more. These worked examples not only show you how to ...
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Bicycle Geometry Explained
Cycling culture is full of little idiosyncrasies. Some of them we love and respect, like the fact that a water bottle is a water bottle in all walks of life except when on a bicycle. Others can be ...
W hen most people think of shapes, they imagine a triangle, a rectangle, or maybe even a fancier- sounding rhombus or ...
In a remarkable new study, crows demonstrated an intuitive grasp of geometry—identifying irregular shapes without training.
The death last month of David Childs, an extraordinary Skidmore Owings and Merrill architect, who declined to join the ranks ...
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, ...
A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability.
Carnegie Mellon University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides funding for undergraduates to work full time on research projects during the summer. Many students ...
The Cardiac Dimensions Carillon Mitral Contour System is a minimally invasive mitral regurgitation therapy made possible by ...
Two mathematicians now say they’ve made progress on a very old unsolved math problem. The problem involves a subfield called ...
The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...