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How Did the Architects Play with Numbers?

• September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor admires the unique grid up high above this space. Some questions that you get to explore are: What are louvers, and why are they useful?Can you identify other natural or man-made items which perform the same function or purpose as the louvers at the Winspear Opera House? What are the attributes of a quadrilateral, of a parallelogram? How could you measure the length of an object that is a far away fr... CONTINUE READING

What is the Artist’s Favorite Ratio?

• September 9

Renzo Piano, the architect who designed the stunning Nasher Sculpture Center, had a favorite ratio that becomes a repeating motif in the design and the measurements of the building. How can we figure it out? Join Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, as he (together with a group of friends) takes some quick measurements to figure this out. Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade levels are... CONTINUE READING

How Can Latitude Affect Design?

• September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, observes the grid of louvers up high at the AT&T Performing Arts Center and wonders: how do the louvers act as a sunscreen? How does Dallas’s latitude affect the design of the louvers? At what angle would you have the solar panels positioned in relation to the sun’s rays, if you were designing a building? Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade... CONTINUE READING

How Can we Estimate Really Tall Things We Can’t Reach?

• September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, uses the mathematical properties of rectangles to help him measure the width of louvers that are extremely high us. Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade levels are freely available here: https://talkstem.org/talkstem-activity-guides/ Support for these guides w... CONTINUE READING

How Do Artists Use Math to Mix Colors?

• September 9

Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, admires this large and visually stunning artwork outside the front doors of the Dallas Museum of Art. He looks at this artwork and wonders how the artist “mixed” colors in this mosaic to create various effects that we, as viewers, can appreciate. He introduces the color wheel to us an interesting example of a math model. He discusses: how is the color wheel a useful mathematical model? a limited... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: Moderator and Panelist Introductions

• September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers.... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech Panel Discussion

• September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this 30 minute video, we hear the questions to and responses and discussion by the panelists.... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: Questions from Students in the Audience

• September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this video, we hear questions from students in the audience.... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What is a STEM mindset?

• September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question: What is a STEM mindset?... CONTINUE READING

Women in Tech: What would you love to see in classrooms?

• September 9

The “Women in Tech” panel was held on April, 2019 and hosted by University of Dallas at Texas in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas and talkSTEM. The audience comprised of UT Dallas students, alumni, faculty as well as middle school girls from schools who had been invited to attend, together with their teachers. In this short video, we hear discussion around the specific question:What would you love to see happening in classrooms today?... CONTINUE READING