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cricketycricket[there’s the sound of quiet muttering in the background, as the journal is opened] -- if you really think it would be of some use, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt. And York has done it on numerous … alright. Alright, then. Let’s.
[ahem] Good afternoon, everyone! I’m the Doctor …
And Edward is Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky the Fourth! We're doing a peesa!
P.S.A. As you all know, your fellow residents are all from a wide, amazing, marvellous variety of worlds, each with its own level of technology and its own culture … and each places a different emphasis on certain aspects of that culture. Yet there are some things which are fundamentally important across all dimensions, throughout time. Would you care to introduce today’s focal topic, Edward?
PSA? [Wasn't that what she just said? Silly Doctor. she giggles and her voice falls into a spooky vibrato] The wraaaath of maaaath!
[he chuckles] Yes. You see, mathematics are quite important … they’re the building blocks of life. They define the laws that keep the world moving: gravity, thermodynamics, motion, aerodynamics, relativity -- well, no, actually, technically, that’s more of a theory until the 68th century, when the Archcardinal Tim signed it into law. Not a bad fellow, really, if you ignore the chronic halitosis and the --
Doctoooooor. [She giggles again, sing-songing at him] Haaaalitosis-tosis isn't maaa~aaath!
Well, no. The cause of it’s chemical, though, and chemistry includes math. So I’m not terribly off-topic, now, am I?
Round about topsy turvy! Edward knows lots about math! Chemistry, too!
It’s quite useful, isn’t it! We could be here all night listing all the things that math’s involved in, but really, the point is how important it is. With the right application, we can create patterns that help us explain what Paradisa’s up to. We can create the programs that make CastleNet work …
Uh-huh! And computers aaaaaall started with binary! [She grins at Five] 1-0-1! Edward uses numbers aaaaall the time when Edward makes games or makes sure CastleNet is safe from naaaasty hackers and viruses. Data, data looooots of data! Megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes!!
Not only that, but mathematical computations are what run the TARDIS - and any of those laws I mentioned before can be harnessed to either create inventions, or form strategies that can help you find ways out of adversity. I could count the ways that math has had a hand in things I’ve done, but we’d be here all night -- and while I don’t really need all that much sleep myself -
[Edward yawns broadly.] Counting sheepy-sheep. [She shakes her head] Math is eeeeeverywhere! [To prove her point she starts opening doors and peeking in containers to find an example]
Yes, it certainly - no, no, don’t open that, bad idea. Try over there - certainly is. So I suppose the point we’re trying to make here is: don’t write off mathematics as just numbers on a page. You never know when they could end up being responsible for saving your life.
[She pauses, thinking] Edward's calculations for space ship landings are still a liiiiiiiittle bit off. [Shrugging she opens the door he'd suggested. A conure with a yellow head and green wings flew out, landing on her head with a cheerful hoot.] Jupe!!
…. Goodness, I didn’t even know he’d stowed away. Been waiting for you a while, hasn't he? [Five blinks, astonished.] … I suppose we’d better cut this little announcement short and find some birdseed, hmm? Until next time, everyone. Keep a sharp eye and a sharper mind. … Clearly, you never know what’ll turn up around here.
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