Awesome things from the internet

[sqbr]

First, Creature from El, some very pretty (and envy inducing) polymer clay sculptures.

Second, Square One TV on youtube.

I never really liked maths in primary school (well, except long division, that was fun) But I spent a LOT of primary school home sick(*), and the one thing that made me think that just maybe there was something interesting about maths was educational television, especially Square One, which was basically Sesame Street for older kids, and all about maths. The absolute best bit was Mathnet, starring Pat Tuesday, a crime solving female mathematician . (Thinking about it: have there been any other characters like that? The best I can think of is Amita from Numb3rs, and she's a bit of sidekick/love interest)

*is amused that the one thing that gets me into an 80s nostalgia trip is songs about roman numerals*

EDIT: *is suddely inspired to write a Mathnet/Atrocity Archives/Goedel Escher Bach fancomic with Pat Tuesday saving the world from self referential lovecraftian monstrocities choose your own adventure books o.O Oh god someone save me from myself*

(*) Seriously, you may think I get sick a lot now, but this is a drastic improvement from when I was a kid

Comments

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

MATHNET!!!!

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Beautiful sculptures!

*purrrrrr*

Thanks for posting.

[alias_sqbr]

You're welcome :)

[hulzie.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I remember Square One! Haven't thought about it in ages but really enjoyed it when I was a kid.

[alias_sqbr]

I'd say that was a sign of our eventual mathsy fates but I don't think Pen is very mathsy :)

[seaya.livejournal.com]

Oh cool, I had no idea it aired in Oz.

I wish they sold videos of it so I could teach the songs to my students!

[alias_sqbr]

You could teach them off youtube :) Maybe the children's tv workshop has music or other resources available?

[dr-jekyl.livejournal.com]

Sqaure One was absolutely farking awesome, and Mathnet was the best of the sketches.

Did you guys get 3-2-1 Contact out here? That was also a damn cool show, with the Bloodhound Gang.

[alias_sqbr]

We did! I don't remember the bloodhound gang, but it was a long time ago. I would look them up on youtube but have inexplicably run out of bandwidth *cough*