The SciencesJanuary 3, 2020
Color-Changing Fibers Unravel a Knotty Mystery
Mathematicians are devising new techniques to better predict how to tie strong knots that are useful in climbing and sailing
Math
OpinionJanuary 3, 2020
The Mathematics of Opt Art
In his new book, Robert Bosch explains the optimization tools he uses to create intricate and playful images
The Young American Scientists Event—Register Now
OpinionDecember 27, 2019
The Math Reading Challenge 2020
Here are 12 prompts to help you find mathematics-related books for the coming year
The SciencesDecember 12, 2019
The Bayes Appreciation Society
Sophie Carr shares her love for a fundamental theorem about probability
The SciencesDecember 7, 2019
The Surprising Link between Recreational Math and Undecidability
The Fibonacci numbers and Hilbert’s 10th problem
The SciencesDecember 5, 2019
Eight Degrees North
How a change of latitude changed my perspective
The SciencesNovember 26, 2019
The Ditherer’s Mean
How to calculate an average if you’re indecisive
The SciencesNovember 12, 2019
A Mathematical Companion for Your Year
My page-a-day calendar will keep your math itch scratched
The SciencesNovember 1, 2019
Is Inequality Inevitable?
Wealth naturally trickles up in free-market economies, model suggests
The SciencesNovember 1, 2019
Lucy in the Sky with Crystals
Time crystals, trickle-up economics, songbird diversity, and more
The SciencesOctober 31, 2019
Self-Referential Podcasting
When your episode about theorems demonstrates a theorem
The SciencesOctober 25, 2019
Farewell to the Fractional Foot
An outdated unit gets replaced