Math

The tortured psyche of a misunderstood solid

An audio tour of matroid theory and music

Robert Langlands’ ideas unearthed connections within mathematics that have helped to solve centuries-old problems and aided researchers in disparate fields

Do fake coins really need a lawyer’s protection in the courtroom?

Data visualizers Martin Krzywinski and Jake Lever map city centers for an annual Pi Day art exploration

Somewhere between the opposing forces of “favorites” and “underdogs” lies a winning solution

Congelation ice, unlike “snow ice,” grows slowly downward from the surface of a calm lake in a vertical, column-like fashion with horizontal interlocking grains

The James Madison University mathematician raises a glass to a lavishly impractical theorem about knots

The fate of a free throw is set the instant the ball leaves the player’s fingertips

Turning and turning in the widening gyre...

The high school math teacher encourages us to savor quadrilaterals at a French café

A review of Gareth Roberts's book From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections