http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friedman-heymath-but-how-do-you-get-in/120 Mathematics, learning, computing, travel - and whatever... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friedman-heymath-but-how-do-you-get-in/120/comment-page-1#comment-7268 Yule Heibel’s Post Studio © 2003-2007 » Math Online, and a Math Blog, too Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:09:35 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friedman-heymath-but-how-do-you-get-in/120#comment-7268 [...] Thanks to Interactive Math, I could read a review that articulated both my problem with visiting HeyMath, and that touched on some of my many problems with Friedman. There’s a link to a blog, SquareCircleZ, specifically its math category archives, which includes the following review: Thomas Friedman was in Singapore recently to deliver a talk (read ‘book promotion’) on his theory that “The Earth is Flat”. The talk was okay, but I found Friedman somewhat condescending in tone. While I agree that technology can help to level the playing field and help poorer nations have a better competitive edge, I felt some of his notions were rather simplistic. I guess it all depends on whether you regard globalisation as a good thing or not. [...] [...] Thanks to Interactive Math, I could read a review that articulated both my problem with visiting HeyMath, and that touched on some of my many problems with Friedman. There’s a link to a blog, SquareCircleZ, specifically its math category archives, which includes the following review: Thomas Friedman was in Singapore recently to deliver a talk (read ‘book promotion’) on his theory that “The Earth is Flat”. The talk was okay, but I found Friedman somewhat condescending in tone. While I agree that technology can help to level the playing field and help poorer nations have a better competitive edge, I felt some of his notions were rather simplistic. I guess it all depends on whether you regard globalisation as a good thing or not. [...]

]]> http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friedman-heymath-but-how-do-you-get-in/120/comment-page-1#comment-2764 squareCircleZ » The BBC’s take on Heymath Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:52:49 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friedman-heymath-but-how-do-you-get-in/120#comment-2764 [...] On 25th July I had a surge of visitors to my posts on Heymath (Friedman & HeyMath - but how do you get in? and Heymath Update - I’m in. [...] [...] On 25th July I had a surge of visitors to my posts on Heymath (Friedman & HeyMath – but how do you get in? and Heymath Update – I’m in. [...]

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