2016-08-14: TED Talks

[Robin Zimmermann]

WHEN: August 14, 2016, starting 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: 6210 Belcrest Road Apt 1131

This week, we will be meeting at the home of one of the meetup regulars to watch TED talks.

As always, side conversations are allowed and encouraged.

Upcoming meetups:

• Aug. 21: Mini Talks
• Aug. 28: Legos
• Sep. 4: Fun & Games
  

[Robin Zimmermann]

On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Robin Zimmermann <robin...@gmail.com> wrote:

6210 Belcrest Road Apt 1131

Directions:

Take the metro to the Prince Georges Plaza metro stop, or park in the metro garage there.

As you come up the metro escalators, you will be facing a traffic circle, and Belcrest Road. Go around the circle to Belcrest Road, take a right, and then the building entrance will be on your right. Call or email Richard Bruns (richar...@gmail.com) so he can let you in or send someone to do so.

[Robin Zimmermann]

The article I was thinking of and couldn't find quickly on my phone
about creativity in elementary arithmetic education was "Why Do
Americans Stink at Math?" by Elizabeth Green for the New York Times
Magazine: http://nyti.ms/1nTvjER

The bit I remembered was the "13-9" bit (not "13-6" which was my
guess), and there were only two ways of solving it listed as it turns
out: subtraction-subtraction (9-3=6, 10-6=4) and subtraction-addition
(10-9=1, 1+3=4). But the theme I was trying to get at runs through a
lot of the article.

(Also, trigger warning: if you had a really, *really* crappy time in
math class in school, you might want to brace yourself, because
reading the article may bring back bad memories.)

- RZ