Category: Science

Make your kindness natural.

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We had the chance to sit down with Memphis City Councilman, Dr. Jeff Warren, and listen to him talk about what people should be doing in regards to health and this virus. If you listen, Dr. Warren gives a nice explanation of exponential growth. This circumstance is very much at the intersection of math and science. Below are some resources on that aspect. Learning to count in a number base is the strangest concept at first for most. We associate the one we first learn with everything. Below is a…

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A simple string board.

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We contacted our friend John Lowebow, who makes cigar box guitars and more. He sent the above list. Most things are available at your local hardware store. The pickup, jack and guitar strings came from a guitar store. A next build will include diy pickups. The screws for to attach the pickup are # 4. The bridge and nut were cut from the smaller piece of wood. Measurements are important. Here, a tape was used to measure the pickup height. On the next one, the pickup was used to mark…

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Luthier Lecturer: Dan Houston

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When learning a craft, finding the most knowledgeable people to provide guidance is crucial. Mr. Houston is a local luthier, or stringed instrument maker, who makes guitars and basses for people around the world. He eagerly joined the Tech Wolves in the quest to learn all we can about sound and frequencies through his chosen art. In this video, he introduces everyone to the instrument, the craft, and his philosophies on design and building.

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Snaking a boolean way.

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Ratatouille totally makes for a more fun time talking about these basic identifiers of sets. Intersections and Unions trip most everyone up somewhere along the line. https://www.mathsisfun.com/sets/venn-diagrams.html is a great set of notes to go along with the video. The three basic logic gates in this game are And, Or, and Not. For And to be true, both things must be. For Or to be True, only one must. Not asks for the other. Thanks to msarica for the original project Logic Gates Game. Binary is the way computers count because switches are…

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