The SciencesDecember 27, 2017
Do You Know Your ABCs?
The mysterious abc conjecture is once again in the news. What is it?
Math
The SciencesDecember 23, 2017
In Silico Flurries
Computing a world of snowflakes
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
The SciencesDecember 7, 2017
Justin Curry's Favorite Theorem
The University at Albany mathematician talks about why he just can’t get enough of those Platonic solids
The SciencesNovember 30, 2017
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Koch Snowflake
A look at the most festive fractal
The SciencesNovember 30, 2017
Spending a Moment with Émilie Du Châtelet
A portrait of an 18th-century woman mathematician
The SciencesNovember 28, 2017
Fractions: Where It All Goes Wrong
Why do Americans have such trouble with fractions—and what can be done?
The SciencesNovember 24, 2017
Millions, Billions, Trillions: How to Make Sense of Numbers in the News
Anyone who can understand tens, hundreds and thousands can develop habits and skills to accurately navigate millions, billions and trillions. Stay with me, especially if you’re math-averse
The SciencesNovember 20, 2017
New Keys to Help Extraterrestrials Unlock Our Messages
A 19th-century proposal for contacting aliens is being rebooted in the latest transmission to nearby star
The SciencesNovember 19, 2017
Bathroom, Mathroom
For World Toilet Day, an appreciation of the most mathematically interesting room in the house
The SciencesNovember 16, 2017
Math at the Met
Amid the museum’s 2 million works of art lie numerous mathematical curiosities
The SciencesNovember 16, 2017
Henry Fowler's Favorite Theorem
The chair of the mathematics department at Diné College talks about what the Pythagorean Theorem intersects with his identity as a Navajo
The SciencesNovember 6, 2017
15 Mathematical Curiosities to Celebrate Marie Curie’s 150th Birthday
Some numerical oddities fall out of this anniversary of the only person to win Nobel prizes in two separate scientific fields