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Gathering For Gardner: Celebration of Mind - November 2010 - Sarah Kavassalis
On October 21st, 1914, the great American mathematics writer and popularizer, Martin Gardner was born. While not a mathematician himself, Gardner’s popular works inspired a generation of young people to pursue mathematics ...
Gathering for Gardner - September 2010 - Bruce Torrence
It’s a chaotic scene in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton. There’s a dental convention getting under way, and as travel-weary orthodontic professionals trickle into the packed room, they encounter a bewildering display. Every tabletop holds a collection of fascinating objects—puzzles of every imaginable shape and design—around which magicians, mathematicians, and puzzle masters gather to discuss their latest inventions ...
Magic numbers: A meeting of mathemagical tricksters - May 24, 2010 - Alex Bellos
Gary Foshee, a collector and designer of puzzles from Issaquah near Seattle walked to the lectern to present his talk. It consisted of the following three sentences: "I have two children. One is a boy born on a Tuesday. What is the probability I have two boys?" ...
Magic Magazine | Update - May 2010
G4G9 - Adam Rubin
This year marked the ninth Gathering for Gardner (G4G9). Highlights of the March 24–28 event included talks from online “answer engine” Wolfram Alpha founder Stephen Wolfram, famed optical illusion artist Sandro Del-Prete, and a dizzying array of world-renowned mathematicians.
TulsaWorld.com | Scene
Oklahoma's man of letters — and numbers JAMES D. WATTS JR.
Martin Gardner wrote what became his most successful book because Bertrand Russell didn't have the time.
THIS WEEK IN MAGIC :: G4G9 & MAGIC-CON, April 5, 2010
On the April 5th, 2010 episode of This Week in Magic we are joined by the latest addition to our panel of co-hosts, David Kay. David has just returned from the ninth annual Gathering For Gardner where he was joined by Lennart Green, Bill Kalush, Joe Turner and many others for this invitation only conference.
WSJ | Opinion Journal
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2010, Robert P Crease
Gathering for Gardner
Homage to the iconic author of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column.
American Mathematical Society - Math in the Media -October 2009
Martin Gardner recently turned 95 years old, but his passion for puzzles is no less vital now than it was when he first started writing about mathematics over 40 years ago.
| Skeptical
Inquirer, Sept/Oct 2008, Ray
Hyman
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PhysicsWorld, July 1, 2008, Robert P Crease
How does Martin Gardner inspire so many different kinds of people? Robert P Crease explores the recreational mathematician’s appeal
The Guardian, Saturday 31 May 2008. Alex Bellos.
The science of fun
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM June 16, 2006. Infinite Jest.
Encountering the threshold of humankind's capacity for mathematical gamesmanship, at the annual Gathering for Gardner.
American Mathematical Society - Math in the Media -April 2006
Fans of the writer Martin Gardner attended the biennial "Gathering for Gardner" in Atlanta---this year named the "G4G7"
The New York Times, April 3, 2006. Edward Rothstein.
Puzzles,
Origami and Other Mind-Twisters
ATLANTA — Two hundred green marbles are in a green jar, and
200
red marbles are in a red jar. Thirty marbles are removed from the green
jar and put into the red jar, which is then shaken and stirred. Thirty
marbles are then scooped from that mixture and put back into the green
jar. Which jar has more of the wrong color marbles?
MAA Online, March 27, 2006. Ivars Peterson's MathTrek
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Gathering for GardnerThe Seventh Gathering for Gardner (G4G7), recently held in Atlanta, was an exhilarating event. It featured a potent jumble of mathematicians, computer scientists, artists, writers, engineers, magicians, inventors, puzzlists—both designers and master solvers—and more.
The New York Times, April 3, 2004, Edward Rothstein.
This photo was taken at G4G8.