The SciencesJuly 18, 2019
Diagonalizing the Psalms
Mathematics-inspired manipulations of scripture
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The SciencesJuly 11, 2019
Parallels and Perpendiculars in the Lives of Two Extraordinary Siblings
In her new book The Weil Conjectures, Karen Olsson ruminates on the trajectories of André and Simone Weil
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The SciencesJuly 1, 2019
1,000 Years of Congruent Numbers
These integers have inspired one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics
The SciencesJune 26, 2019
A Feat of Mathematical Eponymy
2400 years separate two people with whom this computer science term is associated
The SciencesJune 21, 2019
Happy Numbers Have No Density
These blissful integers are a bit mysterious
The SciencesJune 5, 2019
The Funniest Math Joke
Because you know it has to be when you write 400 words explaining it
The SciencesJune 4, 2019
Remembering Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Laureate in Physics who identified the quark, died May 24th.
The SciencesJune 1, 2019
Inka History in Knots [Book Review]
Gary Urton explains what we can and cannot know about Inka khipus
The SciencesJune 1, 2019
Calculus Reveals the Universe—and Can Make a Tuna Melt Sandwich
A new book that can make you love calculus
The SciencesMay 24, 2019
A Curious Sequence of Prime Numbers
Euclid’s proof of the infinitude of primes opens the door to some interesting questions
The SciencesMay 23, 2019
Secrets of the Universe Revealed!
Cornell University applied mathematics professor Steven Strogatz talks about his new book Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe.
The SciencesMay 22, 2019
Beautiful Math
A new book shows off spectacular works of art inspired by mathematical principles