The Media Got The Math WRONG - The Golden Ratio

15-year old Joseph Rosenfeld thought he spotted an error in the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit Mathematica has a sign that says the golden ratio is (√5 - 1)/2. He remembered and checked online that the golden ratio is supposed to have a positive symbol, (√5 + 1)/2. He left a note for the museum. Then, the museum publicly declared it was in error and would change the 3 spots where the 34 year old exhibit was wrong. Then the museum did an about stance and said they were correct all along. HUH? The media went crazy about this story that a "teen spotted an error in museum." Actually the museum is correct. In this video I'll explain the central issue: there are two ways of writing the golden ratio. My blog post explanation: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/201... Boston teen spots error in museum http://www.boston.com/news/local/mass... Mathematician explains the museum is not wrong https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle... Museum tweets out confusing statement that it was correct   / 618513397051691010   Pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... Parthenon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ac... Plant (Aeonium tabuliforme) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ae... By Max Ronnersjo CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Rectangle spiral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fa... By Pau, derivative work: silverhammermba (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... If you like my videos, you can support me at Patreon:   / mindyourdecisions   Connect on social media. I update each site when I have a new video or blog post, so you can follow me on whichever method is most convenient for you. My Blog: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/ Twitter:   / preshtalwalkar   Facebook:   / 168446714965   Google+: https://plus.google.com/1083366085665... Pinterest:   / preshtalwalkar   Tumblr:   / preshtalwalkar   Instagram:   / preshtalwalkar   Patreon:   / mindyourdecisions   Newsletter (sent about 2 times a year): http://eepurl.com/KvS0r My Books "The Joy of Game Theory" shows how you can use math to out-think your competition. (rated 4/5 stars on 23 reviews) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150... "The Irrationality Illusion: How To Make Smart Decisions And Overcome Bias" is a handbook that explains the many ways we are biased about decision-making and offers techniques to make smart decisions. (rated 5/5 stars on 1 review) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/152... "Math Puzzles Volume 1" features classic brain teasers and riddles with complete solutions for problems in counting, geometry, probability, and game theory. Volume 1 is rated 4.5/5 stars on 11 reviews. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151... "Math Puzzles Volume 2" is a sequel book with more great problems. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151... "Math Puzzles Volume 3" is the third in the series. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151... "40 Paradoxes in Logic, Probability, and Game Theory" contains thought-provoking and counter-intuitive results. (rated 4.9/5 stars on 7 reviews) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151... "The Best Mental Math Tricks" teaches how you can look like a math genius by solving problems in your head (rated 4.7/5 stars on 3 reviews) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150... "Multiply Numbers By Drawing Lines" This book is a reference guide for my video that has over 1 million views on a geometric method to multiply numbers. (rated 5/5 stars on 1 review) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150...