tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post115415347358357919..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: What Betty's Watching, Installment #57Bettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1154196250457554842006-07-29T12:04:00.000-06:002006-07-29T12:04:00.000-06:00Oh, that's very cool. I was just talking to someo...Oh, that's <I>very</I> cool. I was just talking to someone about this show elsewhere, and to quote myself: "I'd hesitate to call it 'educational,' but, hey, it seems like the sort of thing that could easily provoke viewers to want to educate themselves a bit, and that's <I>terrific</I>." It's nice to see that I'm not the only one who finds that kind of value in it..Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1154195717918864212006-07-29T11:55:00.000-06:002006-07-29T11:55:00.000-06:00Not only did it get made, and not only has it been...Not only did it get made, and not only has it been a big hit for CBS, but it's also sparked something of a (very tiny, but arguably still important) renewed public interest in mathematics:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/ti/index.shtml<BR/><BR/>I don't think I've ever actually watched a full episode. I did catch a bit of an episode this season with Bill Nye, which was pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>I'm not even much of a math geek and I find it really cool.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550414473884327823noreply@blogger.com