The Numbers behind a Fields Medalist's Math
Inside the p-adic numbers that make Peter Scholze's work tick
Inside the p-adic numbers that make Peter Scholze's work tick
Abstract algebra class gave me the kick in the rear I needed to focus on the relationships between notes
The Cambridge mathematician expounds on the delightful irony of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem
A rose by any other name would be as mathematically useful...
Stephen Smale and the history of the Fields medal
Ingrid Daubechies shares the Tutte embedding theorem and how it can help biologists understand the evolution of teeth
The Berkeley math professor shares his favorite prime proofs
Because sometimes a Cantor set just wants to feel pretty
How artist Yayoi Kusama showed me the beauty of a favorite mathematical space
The Harvey Mudd College mathematician tells us why he loves playing with Brouwer's fixed-point theorem
What is the meaning of this unassuming, mistranslated curve?
The Johns Hopkins University mathematician tells us why doing category theory is like playing the viola
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A matrix is an array of numbers, but it represents so much more
Talking time travel, complex analysis and Burmese food with a mathematician from the University of Sydney
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The University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere
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