Month: September 2012

Donald Duck – Mathmagic Land

Through this journey, Donald shows us how mathematics is not just numbers and charts, but magical living things.
– Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

“The cartoon is a good medium to stimulate interest. We have recently explained mathematics in a film and in that way excited public interest in this very important subject.”
Walt Disney

Related  –  Geometry of Circles –  Fibonacci Numbers –  4th Dimension

George Carlin – Extreme Human Behaviour

“You know what’s interesting about assassination? Well, not only does it change those popularity polls in a big fucking hurry, but it’s also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate. Ya ever notice who it is, got to think who it is we kill? It’s always people who’ve told us to live together in harmony and try to love one another. Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon – they all said, “Try to live together peacefully.” Bam! Right in the fucking head! Apparently, we’re not ready for that. Yeah, that’s difficult behavior for us. We’re too busy thinking around, sitting around trying to think up ways to kill each other.”
–  George Carlin