The SciencesJanuary 31, 2019
Even Kids Can Understand That Algorithms Can Be Biased
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right: machines can lead to racist outcomes
Math
The SciencesJanuary 24, 2019
The Butterfly Effect and Jamaican Cuisine
Nira Chamberlain, the World's Most Interesting Mathematician, describes the delicate mathematics of weather models
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MathematicsJanuary 22, 2019
Voronoi Tessellations and Scutoids Are Everywhere
So what are they, anyway?
The SciencesJanuary 10, 2019
The Unknowability of the Number Line
Skip Garibaldi tells us about the numbers we can never describe
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2019
How to Celebrate Thirdsday
A new mathematical holiday celebrates an underappreciated fraction
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2019
Loopy Particle Math
Scientists are creating mathematical tools to identify novel particles and phenomena at the world's largest particle accelerator
ComputingJanuary 1, 2019
How Many Manatees Are There? There’s an Algorithm for That
Biologists and computers scientists team up to create a census of animal populations
The SciencesDecember 27, 2018
The Theorem That Inspired a Novel
Literary mathematician Michèle Audin tells us why Stokes’ formula is her favorite theorem
The SciencesDecember 26, 2018
How to Memorize the Largest Known Prime
It may seem daunting to memorize a 24-million-digit number, but with these tips you'll be well on your way
The SciencesDecember 22, 2018
Women Mathematicians in Their Own Words
The Journeys of Women in Mathematics documentary diversifies the stories we tell about women in math
BehaviorDecember 18, 2018
A Network Theorist Seeks “Universal Laws” of Success
A scientist leverages big data to pin down precepts that extend beyond the self-help aisle
The SciencesDecember 13, 2018
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