Overview
Introduction
The Multiplicities of Math
by Jesse Emspak
Section 1: Big Questions
1.1. The Top Unsolved Questions in Mathematics Remain Mostly Mysterious
by Rachel Crowell
1.2 A Random Walk through the English Language
by Jordan Ellenberg
1.3 Hilbert Walked so the Clay Mathematics Institute Could Run
by Evelyn Lamb
1.4 Numbers Game
by Kelsey Houston-Edwards
1.5 Is Mathematics, like Science, Pluralistic?
by John Horgan
1.6 New Proof Solves 80-Year-Old Irrational Number Problem
by Leila Sloman
1.7 The Three-Body Problem
by Richard Montgomery
1.8 The Un(solv)able Problem
by Toby S. Cubitt, David Pérez-García & Michael Wolf
Section 2: Measurements and Analysis
2.1 Confronting Unknowns
by Jessica Hullman
2.2 The Significant Problem of P Values
by Lydia Denworth
2.3 How Small is Small?
by Naomi Oreskes
2.4 Computation in Service of Poetry
by Evelyn Lamb
2.5 Farewell to the Fractional Foot
by Evelyn Lamb
Section 3: Society, Politics and Economics
3.1 Can an Algorithm Help Solve Political Paralysis?
by Julia Hotz
3.2 Smartphone Data Show Voters in Black Neighborhoods Wait Longer
by Daniel Garisto
3.3 Geometry versus Gerrymandering
by Moon Duchin
3.4 Ask Gini: How to Measure Inequality
by Evelyn Lamb
3.5 The American Economy Is Rigged
by Joseph E. Stiglitz
3.6 Is Inequality Inevitable?
by Bruce Boghosian
Section 4: Your Health by the Numbers
4.1 False Positive Alarm
by Sarah Lewin Fraser
4.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle of Social Science Modeling
by Ben Klemens
4.3 Geometry Points to Coronavirus Drug Target Candidates
by Michael Dhar
4.4 Few Would Fear COVID Vaccines if Policy Makers Explained Their Risks Better
by Claudia Wallis
4.5 When Assessing Novel Risks, Facts Are Not Enough
by Baruch Fischhoff
Section 5: Math Drives Technology
5.1 The Mathematics of (Hacking) Passwords
by Jean-Paul Delahaye
5.2 Why History Should Matter to Code Breakers
by Craig P. Bauer
5.3 Color-Changing Fibers Unravel a Knotty Mystery
by Jeremy Hsu
5.4 Algorithm Aids Search for Those Lost at Sea
by Scott Hershberger
5.5 Math Can Help Build a Global Digital Community
by Cindy Lawrence
5.6 The Math of Making Connections
by Kelsey Houston-Edwards
Section 6: Math 101: Education and Learning
6.1 Why Math Education in the U.S. Doesn't Add Up
by Jo Baoler & Pablo Zoido
6.2 Teaching the Controversy: Is 5 × 3 Five 3s or Three 5s?
by Evelyn Lamb
6.3 The Surprising Link between Recreational Math and Undecidability
by Evelyn Lamb
6.4 The Mathematical Phrase that Melts My Brain
by Evelyn Lamb
6.5 Learning on the Back of an Envelope
by Amanda Baker
6.6 Fractions: Where It All Goes Wrong
by Robert S. Siegler
6.7 The Only Way to Win Is Not to Play the Game
by Evelyn Lamb
Section 7: Pop Culture Math
7.1 For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42
by Jean-Paul Delahaye
7.2 What Is the Funniest Number?
by Evelyn Lamb