From Zombies to Abused Statistics: My Scariest Math Posts

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"If you want to get a good scare for Halloween but you’re not interested in anything gory, maybe math is right for you. A lot of people seem to find it scary, and for good reason." summarizes Evelyn Lamb, Postdoc at the University of Utah.  

Obsolete trig functions, the stuff of nightmares.
Tttrung and Steven G. Johnson, via Wikimedia Commons.

Over the past few years, I've written about some pretty spooky topics. Enjoy...if you dare! 
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Source: Scientific American (blog)