This is the complete guide to exploring the fascinating world of maths you were never told about at school. Stand-up comedian and mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most[...]
A book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again
Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. Th[...]
Hacking the Kinect is the technogeek's guide to developing software and creating projects involving the groundbreaking volumetric sensor known as the Microsoft Kinect. Microsoft's release of the Kinect in the fall of 2010 startled the technology world by providing a low-cost sensor that can detect a[...]
Stand-up mathematician and star of Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Matt Parker presents Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension - a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbers, with audience participation. Cut pizzas in new and fairer ways! Fit a 2p coin through an impossibly small hole![...]
Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he's not white? Change They Can't Believe In offers an alternative argument-that the Tea Party is driven by the reeme[...]
As head of the first special force unit devoted exclusively to the investigation of hip-hop crime, first-grade detective Derrick Parker worked on some of the biggest criminal cases in rap history. From the shooting at Club New York to the murder of Tupac Shakur, Derrick was on the inside of hip-hop'[...]
Since the first episode aired on Comedy Central in 1997, South Park has proven to be one of the most socially relevant and downright hilarious television shows of all time. No series skewers pop culture and politics with more effective wit and wisdom than South Parkfrom dysfunctional family life t[...]
South Park has built a remarkably large and loyal fan base since its debut in 1997. Now for the first time ever, fans can get their hands on the official South Park Kit and all its cool contents. Kit includes: * Goth Kids coffee mug * Towelie microfiber computer cloth * Terrance and Philip movie[...]
Now in its 12th season (with three more seasons scheduled), South Park continues to push the envelope, and satisfy its enormous fan base. This is the second in a series of three scheduled "South Park Episode Guides". It includes an entertaining, informative, and colourful description of every episod[...]
The most popular character (or is that "characters"?) in "South Park" can now be yours! Over the last few years Butters has become a fan favorite and his alter-ego, Professor Chaos, has only increased his popularity. This kit features a spectacular dual-window Mega Mini Kit box, and will release in [...]
How much discretion or "leeways of choice" should be enjoyed by judges and others whose job it is to apply the law? Negotiating by the Light of the Law reports on a project where the researchers tested claims made about the relative merits of fixed rules and discretionary principles on negotiation i[...]