Math is beautiful and this post won't do it justice!

I have always been fond of the quote, "Math is the language of the universe." A future blog post will reveal how my sentiment separates me from my family. (The tale of right brained people who grew to accept and even love a left brained person.) Returning to math, I am continually amazed by how it makes things far more interesting. Yesterday, I read a couple of articles that made me giddy. I wanted to share, but it was too late to do so, and so now you can read for yourself. 

I read the first article during my Friday morning reading block. It's a bit grim, but it piqued my interest because of the title, The ominous math of the Ebola epidemic from the Washington Post. The article brings up exponential growth (for the spread of the virus), percentages of the effort required by communities to contain the virus, concrete numbers of healthcare workers that are needed in the area, and so much more. Whenever I read such a thing, I can't help but review the logic behind the math. I suppose it should not have been a surprise that math would be my defense mechanism for Halloween Horror Night.  

I read the second article late last night. This was a super fun read. The article is a special report in Runner's World titled, What Will It Take To Run A 2-Hour Marathon? Oh man, the graphs are something beautiful, collected data, timed splits, and so much more. READ it! Check it out. I loved it. 

And to leave you with another plug for math, check out the YouTube videos of this girl who "doodles" in Math class. I have always been a fan of her videos. Enjoy!