Math

From noodles to chaos

How artist Yayoi Kusama showed me the beauty of a favorite mathematical space

The Harvey Mudd College mathematician tells us why he loves playing with Brouwer's fixed-point theorem

A physicist decries the trend of chasing after aesthetically pleasing theories that lack empirical evidence

Following Kakeya’s needle to new mathematics

What is the meaning of this unassuming, mistranslated curve?

An evolutionary analysis of pop tunes revealed that over the past 30 years songs have grown sadder—but the big hits buck that trend. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

The Johns Hopkins University mathematician tells us why doing category theory is like playing the viola

Born 300 years ago this month, Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a university chair in math

Scientists have added radar info to seismic data, isotope measurements and optical imagery to study covert nuclear tests. Christopher Intagliata reports.

In which we are honored to be the second-favorite podcast appearance of the only MIT applied math graduate student who has played in the NFL

Thierry Zomahoun, president of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, talks about the potential and needs of science on the continent.