Math

Scoring streaks have long fascinated sports professionals and researchers, yet they are not close to consensus on the right way to think about the issue

Mathematician Chawne Kimber shares her favorite theorems and quilts that make a statement

Simple calculations can help demystify anything from geologic time to family budgets

After a years-long intellectual journey, three mathematicians have discovered that a problem of central importance in physics is impossible to solve—and that means other big questions may be undecidable, too

Is that a chill in the air? Then it must be time for PSL’s, everyone’s favorite seasonal matrices

“Mathematician-at-large” James Tanton shares playful mathematics and Sperner’s lemma

The Lathisms podcast shares the varied stories of Hispanic and Latinx mathematicians

It’s mostly an art festival, but attendees are impressively fascinated with science and math

Erika Camacho discusses how her favorite theorem applies to her research on mathematical modeling of eye diseases and the dynamics of fanaticism

Inside the p-adic numbers that make Peter Scholze's work tick

Abstract algebra class gave me the kick in the rear I needed to focus on the relationships between notes