geek.teacher

Tonight the new Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine launched.  Thanks to an overload of paperwork, I’d successfully avoided the hype until a few hours before the launch, when I decided to sit down and watch the introductory screencast.  I had an immediate reaction that I needed to share with my friend Brian:

Once I saw that it launched, I decided to test out a few different things.  I discovered the weather on my birthday (cloudy, average temperature 8 degrees).  To the surprise of everybody, I discovered that I am apparently the ideal male:

Sorry, ladies, I’m already taken.  Honestly, though, my favorite part of the data provided is “normal” in quotation marks.

Finally, I had to know the most important answer of all:

Yes, it’s fun to play around with, but this kind of tool could be incredibly useful for our students and is definitely something to keep an eye on.  As opposed to links, it’s pure data and information.  It’s a search engine that will solve math problems for you and provide definitions for words.  I really do recommend you check out the gallery of examples to see the huge scope that this engine provides already.

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