Soap-Bubble Pioneer Is First Woman to Win Prestigious Math Prize
Abel-prize winner Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck built bridges between analysis, geometry and physics
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Chemical π
Using the periodic table to memorize that celebrated number
Busting Earth-Bound Asteroids a Bigger Job Than We Thought
A new model suggests smashing killer space rocks with insufficient force could let gravity pull the pieces back together. Christopher Intagliata reports.
The Entertainer
In praise of Raymond Smullyan: logician, magician, mathematician, puzzlist and philosopher
How Many Manatees Are There? There's an Algorithm for That
Biologists and computers scientists team up to create a census of animal populations
Loopy Particle Math
Scientists are creating mathematical tools to identify novel particles and phenomena at the world's largest particle accelerator
A Network Theorist Seeks "Universal Laws" of Success
A scientist leverages big data to pin down precepts that extend beyond the self-help aisle
A Math Function Describes How Whole Societies Remember--and Forget
A Neruda masterpiece—and a bi-exponential curve—define the dynamics of the fast then slow fade of our greatest collective sorrows and joys
Data Reveals Most Influential Movies
By analyzing the network connections between 47,000 films on IMDb, researchers found the most influential films ever made. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Unraveling the Mathematics of Smell
Scientists have created a “map” of odor molecules, which could ultimately be used to predict new scent combinations
Proofs and Guarantees
We can prove things in math, but does that mean they’re true?
Geometry versus Gerrymandering
Mathematicians are developing statistical forensics to identify districts that disenfranchise voters
Do the Golden State Warriors Have Hot Hands?
Scoring streaks have long fascinated sports professionals and researchers, yet they are not close to consensus on the right way to think about the issue
The Unsolvable Problem
After a years-long intellectual journey, three mathematicians have discovered that a problem of central importance in physics is impossible to solve—and that means other big questions may be undecidable, too...
Burning Man's Mathematical Underbelly
It’s mostly an art festival, but attendees are impressively fascinated with science and math...
Katherine Johnson, Trailblazing NASA Mathematician, Celebrates 100 Trips around the Sun
The pioneering mathematician overcame barriers of racism and misogyny to help develop U.S. human spaceflight
Gallery: Beautiful Works of Art Are Generated by Austere Mathematical Rules
Images and sculptures inspired by mathematical principles show off the intense beauty of the discipline
Number-Theory Prodigy among Winners of Most Coveted Prize in Mathematics
The Fields Medals have been awarded to four researchers who work on number theory, geometry and network analysis
Open Letter to the Fields Medal Committee
Why you should give the award to me
