Laura Taalman's Favorite Theorem
The James Madison University mathematician raises a glass to a lavishly impractical theorem about knots
Stories by Evelyn Lamb
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
Bathroom, Mathroom
For World Toilet Day, an appreciation of the most mathematically interesting room in the house
Henry Fowler's Favorite Theorem
The chair of the mathematics department at Diné College talks about what the Pythagorean Theorem intersects with his identity as a Navajo
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Loch Ness Monster
“They did the math, they did the monster math…”
Eriko Hironaka's Favorite Theorem
The math book editor and professor emerita describes the theorem that made her believe she could be a mathematician and the music that pairs best with it
Household Chores for Mathematicians
Need a babysitter? Ask a combinatorialist. Baseboards dirty? A number theorist won't mind cleaning them. And other highly scientific recommendations for mathematicians to handle the housework...
