OpinionOctober 17, 2019
Hilbert Walked so the Clay Mathematics Institute Could Run
The problems shaping modern mathematics
Math
The SciencesOctober 15, 2019
Introducing the November 2019 Issue
Time crystals, trickle-up economics, songbird diversity, and more
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
The SciencesOctober 9, 2019
Law & Order: MVT
Using mathematics to catch the bad guys—in the most contrived way possible
CultureOctober 1, 2019
Recommended Books, October 2019
50 things to see in the night sky, untold stories of mathematical Americans, and more
The SciencesOctober 1, 2019
Comparing Beauty in Math and Art
People pair mathematical proofs with paintings and pieces of music similarly
PolicyOctober 1, 2019
Smartphone Data Show Voters in Black Neighborhoods Wait Longer
A new analysis adds to existing evidence for a racial disparity in wait times at polling places
The SciencesSeptember 26, 2019
When Your Math Runs out of Letters
An airtight proof that there are more than 26 numbers
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2019
The Mathematical Language of Nature
Physics historian Graham Farmelo talks about his latest book, The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets.
The SciencesSeptember 20, 2019
Ping-Pong for Introverts
Or should that be Ping-Pong for narcissists?
The SciencesSeptember 16, 2019
New Proof Solves 80-Year-Old Irrational Number Problem
Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions
The SciencesSeptember 14, 2019
Is Mathematics, like Science, Pluralistic?
Mathematicians disagree over whether their fundamental assumptions, or axioms, are true
The SciencesSeptember 7, 2019
How Quickly Can You Fill Up a Circle?
In memory of Michael Boshernitzan