Learn about when you’re most likely to feel hangry (and how to avoid it); what scientists can learn from watching the human brain jiggle; and how resonant frequencies helped a fitness class shake an entire skyscraper — with help from stand-up mathematician Matt Parker.

Scientists Determined When Hanger Is Most Likely to Strike by Annie Hartman

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What can scientists learn from watching the human brain jiggle? by Cameron Duke

• Diameter of a Human Hair - The Physics Factbook. (n.d.). Hypertextbook.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BrianLey.shtml
• hippocampus | Definition, Location, Function, & Facts | Britannica. (2019). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/hippocampus
• Mosher, C. P., Wei, Y., Kamiński, J., Nandi, A., Mamelak, A. N., Anastassiou, C. A., & Rutishauser, U. (2020). Cellular Classes in the Human Brain Revealed In Vivo by Heartbeat-Related Modulation of the Extracellular Action Potential Waveform. Cell Reports, 30(10), 3536–3551.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.027
• Scientists categorize neurons by the way the brain jiggles during a heartbeat. (n.d.). Medicalxpress.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from 03-scientists-categorize-neurons-brain-jiggles.html">https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-scientists-categorize-neurons-brain-jiggles.html

Additional resources from Matt Parker:

• Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
• Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
• Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
• Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths

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