Math

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

The pioneering mathematician overcame barriers of racism and misogyny to help develop U.S. human spaceflight

The Cambridge mathematician expounds on the delightful irony of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem