Do They Have Your Numb3r?

CBS's popular Friday night drama uses--surprise!--mathematics, reason, and rationality to help the FBI solve major crime mysteries.

Just as the trio of CSI dramatic programs has brought the importance of forensic science to the masses in the U.S. and abroad (SI May/June 2005; CBS says CSI: Miami is now the most watched television show in the world), Numb3rs is now demonstrating to millions of viewers each Friday night that mathematics can also have surprising relevance to everyday problems. And all the while providing quality entertainment.

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Mar 25, 2007 - 8:03 AM PDT
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Bob McInnis
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by Bob McInnis - Oct. 1, 2008

Well crafted for a review of popular television. If drama and mystery are your thing - it appears that Numb3rs is a good bet.

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Dale Penn
3.9
by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Mathematics as entertainment on television - who would have thought this could work? This puts the potential for educational television in a new light. This article points out the phenomenal interest scientists have in this television show.

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