The SciencesSeptember 25, 2017
An Interview with Yours Truly
What advice do I have for graduate students? Tl;dr: It's okay to get help
Math
The SciencesSeptember 16, 2017
Mathematicians Measure Infinities, and Find They're Equal
Proof rests on a surprising link between infinity size and the complexity of mathematical theories
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
The SciencesSeptember 14, 2017
Jordan Ellenberg's Favorite Theorem
The University of Wisconsin mathematician loves Fermat's little theorem and knows just the right cheese to pair with it
The SciencesSeptember 12, 2017
The Joy of Sexagesimal Floating-Point Arithmetic
One eighth equals seven and thirty in this strange base 60 world
The SciencesSeptember 7, 2017
Measure Earth's Circumference with a Shadow
A geometry science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesSeptember 2, 2017
Why Is It Important to Study Math?
What’s the point of learning math? Why is it so important that kids are exposed to mathematical thinking? And what do parents and teachers need to know about learning real math? Keep on reading to find out.
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2017
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Real Projective Plane
How to make parallel lines converge
The SciencesAugust 30, 2017
Mathematical Wave Puzzle Shines Light on the Physics of Electrons
A mathematician and her collaborators figured out how to predict electrons’ behavior by studying the mathematics of waves
The SciencesAugust 29, 2017
Don't Fall for Babylonian Trigonometry Hype
Separating fact from speculation in math history
The SciencesAugust 24, 2017
Emille Davie Lawrence's Favorite Theorem
Why the University of San Francisco math professor loves the compact surface classification theorem
The SciencesAugust 10, 2017
Interfering Patterns
A puzzling project from Science Buddies
The SciencesAugust 3, 2017
Dave Richeson's Favorite Theorem
The Dickinson College math professor tells us about Archimedes and circles