Talking turkey Dec 2, 2008
As Pythagoras once said, 3 ... Oh, and that when Pythagoras wrote "foolish writer," he wasn't intentionally being redundant. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Musics digital frontier pumps out innovation Nov 8, 2008
When the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake, said Plato out of Pythagoras. He disapproved of changing the mode of music because it meant destabilization of the older society. (Yale Herald, CT)
Big Questions Oct 26, 2008
5 centimetre for each kilometre (Pythagoras). If the earth were perfectly smooth, for a 50 storey building that is (say) 50 metres across, the curvature to be compensated for is 0. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'It' Team '08: Texans Sep 1, 2008
They might be Pythagoras' call, but that aging defense means they can't be ours. The Vikings. (ESPN -- Football News)
Looking for a Sign?: Scientifically (In)accurate Horoscopes Jul 25, 2008
re astrology atmospherics: if you don't tune in to the 'music of the spheres' (pythagoras) you will not dance to the tune of the stars ... re astrology atmospherics: if you don't tune in to the 'music of the spheres' (pythagoras) you will not dance to the tune of the stars. (Scientific American)
Cosmic Quest May 21, 2008
Pythagoras pronounced that the Earth was a ball in space, around which everything moved in perfect circles; Aristarchus deduced that the relative sizes of the Earth and Moon, by looking at the shadow that our planet casts on the Moon during a lunar eclipse (and heretically taught that the Earth circled the Sun). Eratosthenes managed to measure the circumference of the Earth, while Hipparchus charted the positions of nearly 1000 stars. (FirstScience.com)
The Five Platonic Solids May 17, 2008
At the time of Pythagoras (sixth century B.C.), it is thought that only three of them were known, with the other two being discovered around the time of Plato - but like so many other things during this period of time, it is difficult to be sure. So what are the solids, and why are they important. (Suite101.com)
Braves, Glav going for a sweep May 6, 2008
It s darn hard to continue believing in this Pythagoras dude when you ve only just recently been introduced to this all powerful Pythagoras fella and he keeps looking impotent when Lady Luck comes around ... this all powerful Pythagoras fella [just] keeps looking impotent when Lady Luck comes around ... Here s the thing Lady Luck and Pythagoras have been together as a couple for a loooooonnng time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Geometry Of Music Discovered Apr 18, 2008
More than 200 years ago Pythagoras reportedly discovered that pleasing musical intervals could be described using simple ratios. See also. (Science Daily)
Familiar faces in Tigertown Mar 7, 2008
If you have any faith in ole Pythagoras, that should make the Braves a 96 win team ... Pythagoras has let his ugly bride Lady Luck smack him up the last two years with the Braves winning 11 less games than they should have according to Pythagoras ... Pythagoras says the Braves should have won 89 games last year and 84 games the year before. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
From a Flat to a Round Earth Feb 26, 2008
The truth of the matter is that ever since Pythagoras first postulated that the Earth must be a sphere way back in 570 BC, the theory has been quite alive among scientists, and not nearly as taboo as we may have been led to believe. There were surely some holdouts whose superstitions led them to believe otherwise, but to the scientific elite, there was very little question. (Suite101.com)
An Explanation of Pi Feb 23, 2008
But none of this would be possible if the universe did not succumb so readily to the rigid numerical systems of mathematics that such geniuses as Pythagoras, Archimedes and Euclid have worked to establish. Take the classic case of pThat number most students learn about in high school math classes which describes the relationship between a circle s circumference and its diameter, which comes to approximately 3. (Suite101.com)
Vegetarianism a choice, not age-old ethics Feb 17, 2008
Ascetic scholars, including Plato and Pythagoras, espoused a frugal or even purely vegetarian diet for mental and moral health, as rich foods were associated with weak conscience and sexual desire. But what place should vegetarianism hold in our modern society. (Yale Herald, CT)
The Number Zero Feb 15, 2008
The establishment of zero opened the door to all sorts of mathematical strangeness negative numbers, irrational numbers, decimals and imaginary numbers, all of which certain mathematicians (specifically Pythagoras) railed harshly against. The Importance of Zero. (Suite101.com)
Teaching the Full Measure of Music Dec 27, 2007
Since the days of Pythagoras, music and science have been inextricably linked. At its most fundamental, science is what makes music music instead of just noise. (Suite101.com)
Designer baby fear over heart gene test Dec 16, 2007
Lucky for us that the parents of (Agatha Christie - Alfred Lord Tennyson - Algernon Charles Swinbunre - Blaise Pascal- Charles Dickens Dante - Edgar Allen Poe - Edward Lear - Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Gustave Flaubert - Guy de Maupassant Lewis Carrol - Lord Byron - Professor Manning Clarke - Pythagoras (Philosopher & Mathematician) Sir Walter Scott - Socrates - Truman Capote) weren't tested for Epilepsy. Our world would be a much less interesting place. (Times Online)
SLANTS: BCS teams vs. old pro wrestlers Dec 6, 2007
It should come as no surprise that the BCS formula is derived less from the theories of Einstein and Pythagoras and more from the profound teachings of Vince McMahon. Much like Roddy Piper, Oklahoma has played with a big chip on its shoulder all season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Magnificent Mustard Nov 29, 2007
Pythagoras used it as a cure for scorpion bites; Aristophanes used it to spice up his stew; Pliny the Elder called it a "cure for lazy housewives.". Finally, Shakespeare calls upon this oldest and arguably the most pungent of culinary condiments more than once in "Midsummer's Night Dream" and in "Taming of the Shrew," Act IV, Scene III: "What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?" Grumio says to Katharena. (Durango Herald)
Rivalry name game Nov 9, 2007
Another, similar idea: The Pythagoras Cup, with a platinum triangle as the prize. The Brawl for Braggin' Rights, with the governor calling it "The Year of the Tar Heels" or "The Year of the Wolfpack" depending on the winner. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Why a dead Greek mathematician says the D-Backs won't win it all Oct 5, 2007
The Greek mathematician Pythagoras died almost 2,500 years ago, but he left behind a prediction for the 2007 Major League Baseball playoffs. Don't expect the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series. (Pensacola News Journal)
O'Brien's beat blog Aug 30, 2007
I hear Pythagoras whispering in our ears. And while Im rambling and speaking of Pythagoras, the Braves cant keep this up for long, can they ... Am I to assume they will go a huge winning streak so that their record will resemble the one Pythagoras suggested they would have. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Irises: History and Culture Jun 13, 2007
Three is the number of completion according to Pythagoras and three is the number of the Trinity the center of the Christian faith. As a result, Christian art adopted the fleur-de-lis as a symbol. (Suite101.com)
Philosophy and mysticism, III Jun 2, 2007
The Hellenic spirit was tending to explain things and matters, to though them publicly or to write them down; exception is Pythagoras of whom about is been said that he didn t write anything but all about his teaching is left by his pupils ... As for Pythagoras he thought about the number which is quite notional issue but complex interference of the number and natural things are hidden on a deeper level. (Suite101.com)
Philosophy and mysticism, part I Jun 1, 2007
As we might see in a various examples from recorded and unwritten sources many Philosophers where strongly connected with a mystical (Pythagoras, indirectly Democritus, Plato) and as a matter of respecting it even can be found at Socrates - he highly respected the Delphy oracle, shown awareness that the life contains deepness which cant be expressed with the conventional speech; it is said in Plato s dialogues that often he we was found seating immovable in early morning hours (we would sad... (Suite101.com)
North American Gem Inc. Discovers Numerous Priority Uranium Targets on the Bonny Fault Property, Northern Alberta May 17, 2007
2% Fe and 381 ppm V with associated anomalous radioactivity Pythagoras Lake: 0. 603 grams gold (Au)/tonne; 0. (PR Newswire)
The Future of Education Apr 10, 2007
Greek civilization was famous for math--Archimedes, Pythagoras, Euclid, Hipparchus, Posidonius and Ptolemy all furthered math concepts. When the Romans became the dominant force on earth, they did not focus on mathematics. (Suite101.com)
Review: The Bloodless Revolution Feb 24, 2007
Pythagoras was often cited as a spiritual and dietary model as the debate over vegetarianism entered the West's philosophical mainstream through such figures as Descartes and Bacon. But religion seems to have provided the main counterpoint. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Letters: Don’t try skimping on needed sleep Feb 15, 2007
Scott Jewel wrote on February 14, 2007 11:26 AM:"According to Jeff Limon, in the middle ages a majority of mainstream scientists steadfastly asserted that the Earth was flat. Mr. Limon is wrong. During the middle ages of Europe, nearly all scientists and all laymen knew the earth was round. Pythagoras and Aristotle provided observational evidence for the spherical Earth. Even Saint Augustine (354430) said that "it be supposed or scientifically demonstrated that the world is of a round and... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Carnivores' dilemma Feb 4, 2007
We learn from Tristram Stuart's long and learned book, which for ecological reasons turns out to be quite sympathetic to this reform impulse, that Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher (active around 530 BC), became a major source of inspiration for early modern vegetarians because he believed in the transmigration of souls from one individual body to another, even of a different species. Therefore, kill no living thing. (Boston Globe)
Getting back to the garden, by various means Jan 29, 2007
Pythagoras, who believed that numbers are the key to the cosmos and that music reflects their harmony, was the first and most influential of such seekers. This tradition goes down through the ages, gradually evolving from a religious to a secular view, that is, from various forms of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mysticism to the hopes of early explorers for finding Eden in America, to the projects of my 17th-century eggheads, to later expectations of fulfillment through nature, or the economy,... (Boston Globe)
Your say on Bevan Jan 18, 2007
I like seeing a thrilling Lara-esque guillotine-like scythe past point for 4 as much as the next man, but I also appreciate the fact that guys like Bevan can find extra runs where there shouldn't be any, when guys like Lehmann play shots at angles Pythagoras himself couldn't fathom. just because you like watching blokes walloping bowlers everywhere doesn't mean that it is the ultimate definition of excitement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Vegetable Love Jan 15, 2007
In the sixth century B.C., Pythagoras of Samos he of the theorem relating the hypotenuse and the perpendicular sides of a right triangle founded a community of mystical mathematicians who, it was said, observed a general prohibition against eating animals, as having a right to live in common with mankind. Interest in the Pythagorean ban was renewed in the third and fourth centuries A.D. by pagan Neoplatonist philosophers seeking purification of the soul in advance of the afterlife, and it... (New Yorker)
