A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Moser Spindle
A recent breakthrough in a decades-old graph theory problem relies on this little assembly of seven points and eleven edges
Stories by Evelyn Lamb
Jayadev Athreya's Favorite Theorem
The University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere
Review: Inventing the Mathematician
Sara N. Hottinger’s thoughtful book addresses Western cultural narratives about who does mathematics
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Pseudo-Rhombicuboctahedron
The tortured psyche of a misunderstood solid
Federico Ardila's Favorite Theorem
An audio tour of matroid theory and music
Laura Taalman's Favorite Theorem
The James Madison University mathematician raises a glass to a lavishly impractical theorem about knots
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: SO(3)
Turning and turning in the widening gyre...
From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections (Review)
A review of Gareth Roberts's book From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections
Patrick Honner's Favorite Theorem
The high school math teacher encourages us to savor quadrilaterals at a French café
Candice Price's Favorite Theorem
The University of San Diego mathematician tells us about rational tangles and the frozen treat that pairs best with them
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Catenoid
A celebration of what may be the most minimalist minimal surface
Jeanne Clelland's Favorite Theorem
The University of Colorado Boulder math professor tells us how to celebrate the Gauss-Bonnet theorem
Roots of Unity Turns 5
Happy birthday, dear blog!
Mohamed Omar's Favorite Theorem
The Harvey Mudd math professor tells us what dessert pairs best with Burnside’s Lemma
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Bicylinder
Also known as mouhefanggai or the Steinmetz solid, this shape appeared in the first Chinese explorations of the volume of a sphere
Do You Know Your ABCs?
The mysterious abc conjecture is once again in the news. What is it?
Ami Radunskaya's Favorite Theorem
The Pomona College professor talks about ergodic functions, Steve Reich music and the way her favorite theorem can guide our lives
Justin Curry's Favorite Theorem
The University at Albany mathematician talks about why he just can’t get enough of those Platonic solids
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Koch Snowflake
A look at the most festive fractal
Spending a Moment with Émilie Du Châtelet
A portrait of an 18th-century woman mathematician
