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Multiple mental models with median

by Darren Macey, 25 April 2019
A graphical image similar to a topographic map
Darren Macey discusses how the understanding of variation and distribution are key elements of statistical thinking
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How much for a hole pizza

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Ray Knight, 04 April 2019
Pizza slices in a pattern
Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Ray Knight explore the recent Twitter conundrum regarding the size of pizza
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A sweet truth

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 10 January 2019
A chocolate bar split in the middle
Join Darren Macey and Lucy Rycroft-Smith as they discover which chocolate in a box of Heroes is the most popular
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What’s the opposite of jelly?

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 19 December 2018
A red jelly set on a white background
Discover how Richard Osman’s House of Games piqued Lucy Rycroft-Smith's attention about opposites
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Degenerates

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 16 November 2018
A fist surrounded by stars in a communist style
Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores student rebellion in the teaching of mathematics
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A mean bean

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 05 October 2018
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith really enjoys Taskmaster, but takes him - and his hapless contestants - to task over their depiction of mathematics
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Women - like men, only cheaper

by Darren Macey & Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 10 August 2018
An increasing piles of coins with a final jar full of them
Darren Macey and Lucy Rycroft-Smith collaborate to highlight the pitfalls when interpreting published data about the gender pay gap
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Talking knots

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 12 July 2018
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Are there lessons to be learned by modern mathematicians from the ancient quipu system? Lucy Rycroft-Smith suggests there could be
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What is mathematics?

by Lynn Fortin, 01 June 2018
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In her first blog for Cambridge Mathematics Lynn Fortin fails to define mathematics - but discovers some valuable insights about it
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Laughing counts, counting laughs

by Darren Macey, 09 February 2018
Three slices of toast spread with marmite, then cream cheese, fruit and sprinkles, and finally jam
Darren Macey suggests using humour to help students understand the aggregate properties of data.
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