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Music and math: The genius of Beethoven

July 15, 2016 PPMarques

May not music be described as the mathematics of the sense, mathematics as music of the reason? The musician feels mathematics, the mathematician thinks music: music the dream, mathematics the working life. ~ James Joseph Sylvester Continue reading Music and math: The genius of Beethoven

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A shot at the definition of love

July 15, 2016 PPMarques

Is love a signal winding through your neural pathways? A cliche? A cult? Love is easy to compare but difficult to define, maybe because we’re fundamentally biased; we try to define love while falling in or out of it. And … Continue reading A shot at the definition of love

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What makes a good life?

July 9, 2016 PPMarques

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. The good life is built with good relationships. Continue reading What makes a good life?

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The power of introverts

July 3, 2016 PPMarques

Introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated. Continue reading The power of introverts

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The mathematics of love

June 7, 2016 PPMarques

“… equations and symbols aren’t just a thing. They’re a voice that speaks out about the incredible richness of nature and the startling simplicity in the patterns that twist and turn and warp and evolve all around us, from how … Continue reading The mathematics of love

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What’s so sexy about math?

June 6, 2016 PPMarques

These stories show that mathematics is able to make us go out of our intuition measure the Earth which seems infinite, see atoms which are invisible or detect an imperceptible variation of shape. And if there is just one thing … Continue reading What’s so sexy about math?

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The psychology of your future self

May 24, 2016 PPMarques

“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” Continue reading The psychology of your future self

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The magic of Fibonacci numbers

May 16, 2016 PPMarques

Math is logical, functional and just … awesome Continue reading The magic of Fibonacci numbers

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The math behind the beats

May 11, 2016October 5, 2020 PPMarques

A-rhythm-etic A talk that proves hip hop and jazz aren’t cooler than math – they simply rely on it. Continue reading The math behind the beats

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The dream we haven’t dared to dream

May 8, 2016 PPMarques

“instead of asking people what you do, ask them what are their dreams” Continue reading The dream we haven’t dared to dream

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Music as a language

April 28, 2016October 5, 2020 PPMarques

Music is a powerful communication tool, it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question. Victor Wooten, asks us to approach music the same way we learn verbal language, by embracing mistakes and playing as often as possible. A música … Continue reading Music as a language

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