Tag Archives: Applied Mathematics

Baez & Huerta in Scientific American: “The Strangest Numbers in String Theory”

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

  “Octonions were largely neglected since their discovery in 1843, but in the past few decades they have assumed a curious importance in string theory. And indeed, if string theory is a correct representation of the universe, they may explain why … Continue reading →

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Arnold & Fowler on “Nefarious Numbers” about the impact factor manipulation

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

“Goodhart’s law warns us that “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” The impact factor has moved in recent years from an obscure bibliometric indicator to become the chief quantitative measure of the quality of a journal, … Continue reading →

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