Posts tagged TV
Not your mother’s math prof to speak at #CU
Mar 8th
Burger, who is on the record as saying “no one in their right mind would ever go to a math talk,” is not your run-of-the mill math educator. He has worked as a stand-up comedian, wrote jokes for Jay Leno in the late 1980s, starred in an episode of NBC’s “Science of the Winter Olympics” in 2010 that won him a prestigious Telly Award, and most recently is being featured in “The Science of NHL Hockey” on NBC News. “The talk is intended as whirlwind tour of the history of numbers and watch them grow from practical tools used by ancient shepherds to practical tools used to drive the digital age,” said Burger, who was named was named Vice-Provost of Strategic Educational Initiatives at Baylor University in 2011. “If you love the humanities, sciences, social sciences, medical science, business, engineering or anything involving human thought, this talk is for you.” Burger is considered by many to be the nation’s leader in math education. In 2006 Reader’s Digest named him “America’s Best Math Teacher.” In 2010 he was named the winner of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching by Baylor University, an award that carried a $250,000 prize and is believed to be the largest and most prestigious award in higher education teaching in the nation across all disciplines. In 2010 the Huffington Post named Burger as one of the world’s 100 “Game-Changers,” a list that included “innovators, visionaries, mavericks and leaders who are re-shaping their fields and changing the world.” He also is an associate editor of the American Mathematical Monthly and of Math Horizons Magazine. In a 2005 Boston Public Library lecture on topology — the study of the properties of geometric figures or solids that remain unchanged during stretching or bending — he demonstrated that it was possible to tie a six-foot rope snugly around his right ankle and then his left ankle, take off his pants, turn them inside out and put them back on without ever cutting the rope. He once had 600 beach balls poured from the balcony of a packed auditorium at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. onto the heads of audience members to demonstrate a math principle. Burger’s deep passion for math is founded on the premise that it should be made lively, fun and educational. “The idea is to entertain and enlighten,” he said. “My goal is get people to have fun thinking, have a better feeling about math, and to look at things in a slightly different way.” Burger is the author of more than 35 research articles, 12 books and 15 video series. He has delivered more than 400 lectures and appeared on more than 40 radio and TV programs, including ABC News Now and National Public Radio. He has been a visiting mathematics professor at CU-Boulder three times. His upcoming book, “The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking,” offers students, teachers, business people and life-long learners ways of being more creative and innovative. It is being published this summer by Princeton University Press.
22 Boom – 2012 Academy Awards – Episode 51 and 52
Feb 27th
Boulder Channel 1 annual Oscar show today features trailers from the Nominees Assembled by our Buddy Borg. We also have movie reviews of this years Oscars by Dan Culberson in the movie section. Aaron smith put together our 22Boom Academy Awards TV show for BV 22 which play all over Boulder county. Look for that 2hour TV special here as well.
Videos in this Episode
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22 Boom Intro -
A Better Life Movie Trailer -
A Better Life Movie Review -
Albert Knobbs Movie Trailer -
Albert Knobbs Movie Review -
Anonomyous Movie Trailer -
A Seperation Movie Trailer -
Beginners Movie Trailer -
Beginners Movie Review -
Bridesmaids Movie Trailer -
Bridesmaids Movie Review -
Drive Movie Trailer -
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Movie Trailer -
Hugo Movie Trailer -
In Darkness Movie Trailer -
Jane Eyre Movie Trailer -
Kung Fu Panda 2 Movie Trailer -
Margin Call Movie Trailer -
Midnight in Paris Movie Trailer -
Midnight in Paris Movie Review -
Moneyball Movie Trailer -
Moneyball Movie Review -
Monsieur Lazhar Movie Trailer -
My Week with Marilyn Movie Trailer -
My Week with Marilyn Movie Review -
Puss in Boots Movie Trailer -
Rango Movie Trailer -
Reel Steel Movie Trailer -
Rio Movie Trailer -
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movie Trailer -
The Adventures of Tin Tin Movie Trailer -
The Artist Movie Trailer -
The Artist Movie Review -
The Descendants Movie Trailer -
The Descendants Movie Review -
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Movie Trailer -
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Movie Review -
The Help Movie Trailer -
The Ides of March Movie Trailer -
The Ides of March Movie Review -
The Iron Lady Movie Trailer -
The Iron Lady Movie Review -
The Muppets Movie Trailer -
The Tree of Life Movie Trailer -
The Tree of Life Movie Review -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Movie Trailer -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Movie Review -
Transformers Dark of the Moon Movie Trailer -
War Horse Movie Trailer -
Warrior Movie Trailer -
W-E Movie Trailer -
Outro
TV weathermen don’t want to know which way the wind blows
Jan 23rd
Members of drafting committee have reportedly threatened to resign;
Forecast the Facts campaign calls on the AMS Council to offer a full explanation