mathematics science economics philosophy coming soon…
last update: 10 June 2007
There are a range of articles and other material posted on The Freelance Mind. In presenting these articles online, I have also used a variety of design approaches. The selection changes from time to time, so keep tuning in!
What's So Cool About Math? is a visually organized tour of mathematics, aimed at a pre-teen/teen audience. The concept is to highlight the ideas, images, and connections that give math an excitement rarely found in the classroom. View these sample sections: Networks, Topology, Primes
Groups, Graphs, and Symmetry is an accessible exploration of some ideas underlying the word “symmetry.” The article ranges from simple mirror-symmetry to the properties of higher Petersen graphs with multiple symmetry-generators. [synopsis only; article coming soon]
Symmetry groups of the Petersen graph and its higher-order analogues explores some of the same territory as the preceding article, but from a more formal perspective.
Curve of the Month features an excerpt from A Zoology of Curves, an upcoming project that connects the beauty of geometric curves to their natural or technological contexts and to their underlying mathematics
The Lost Frontier is a well-researched polemic on how and why exploration (not to mention exploitation) of space is stalled in the 1970s. [synopsis only; article coming soon]
Global Synergy, my 2004 Shell-Economist Essay Competition entry, considers the related phenomena of economic migration and “offshoring,” and describes some of the challenges and opportunities they represent.
The Mirror and the Garden (excerpts from Chapter 2 presented here) is a major philosophy project concerning the relationships among internal realities (realities of the mirror), external reality (the garden), and emergent phenomena – or more fundamentally, the “phenomenon” of emergence
full version of Graphs, Groups, and Symmetries (view synopsis)
full version of The Lost Frontier (view synopsis)
