Exponential Infection Increases Are Deadly Serious
Listen in as I use two calculators to track the difference in numbers of infections over a short period of time, depending on how many people each infected individual infects on average.
The Very Special Triangles
A recent paper uncovers a unique pair of shapes
An Inclusive Vision of Math
Francis Su’s book Mathematics for Human Flourishing is both an invitation and a challenge
Katherine Johnson of Hidden Figures Fame Dies at 101
The pioneering NASA mathematician overcame racial barriers to help humans reach the moon
Computation in Service of Poetry
An algorithm calculates powers of 2 from a classical Sanskrit math text
The Theorem That Made a Mathematician
Sometimes unimportant math can change your life
An Introduction to the Collected Works of Frederick D. Funkle
His body of work is broad but unnervingly shallow
Forget Meters and Feet
There’s only one truly basic unit of length for earthlings
Mars Rover Obstacle Course
A space science activity from Science Buddies
2 Continues Its Reign as the Smallest Known Prime Number
Large prime numbers get a lot of attention, but this tiny work horse deserves some love, too
Once More, With Turning
The Gauss-Bonnet theorem is a mathematical favorite
Traffic Cameras Show Why the Yankees Should Suffer Fewer Injuries in 2020
The 2019 New York Yankees’ record number of injuries led to a change in training staff that will almost certainly correlate with, but not necessarily cause, a lower injury rate this coming season.