Mathematics
These Teenagers Have Already Accomplished More Than You Ever Will
The winners of this year's Intel Science Talent Search take on flu vaccines, stem cells and tools for diagnosing cancer
Elegant Mathematical Formulas Activate the Same Brain Region As Music And Art
Beauty comes in many different guises, including numbers and symbols
Mathematician Calculates 177,147 Ways to Tie a Tie
"I have tried 10 or 20 of them, and most of them to be quite honest look kind of awkward,” he says
Can a Statistical Model Accurately Predict Olympic Medal Counts?
Data miners have developed models that predict countries' medal counts by looking solely at stats like latitude and GDP
The Great Debate Over Whether 1+2+3+4..+ ∞ = -1/12
Can the sum of all positive integers = -1/12? It can, sort of...
A New App Turns Fractals Into Ornate Art
With Frax, users can create mathematically-driven art, adding color, depth and texture to geometric shapes
3,000 Years of Human History, Described in One Set of Mathematical Equations
A surprisingly accurate model shows that warfare and military technology determined where empires arose
How to Convert X-Rays From A Distant Star into Blues, Jazz and Classical Music
A vision-impaired scientist, her coworker, and a composer team up to transform light bursts from stars into rhythms and melodies
What Animal Sounds Look Like
Mark Fischer, a software developer in California, turns data from recordings of whales, dolphins and birds into psychedelic art
Olympic Rowers, King Tut Lessons and More Books to Read This Month
Also out in June: the math of life and the lives of astronauts’ wives
Maria Klawe — Mathematician, Computer Scientist & President of Harvey Mudd College
Mathematician, Computer Scientist & President of Harvey Mudd College
How Much Do Americans Know About Science?
An exclusive poll shows Americans crave stronger mathematics, science schooling for U.S. kids
Life in the City Is Essentially One Giant Math Problem
Experts in the emerging field of quantitative urbanism believe that many aspects of modern cities can be reduced to mathematical formulas
Google Search Terms Can Predict the Stock Market
An investing strategy based on the frequency of certain words Google searches, it turns out, might yield sizable profits
How to Count to 100,000 STEM Teachers in 10 Years
Talia Milgrom-Elcott is building a coalition of the willing, an army devoted to bringing thousands of educators to the classroom
What Can Bees Teach Us About Gang Warfare?
In Los Angeles, an anthropologist is using equations to teach police about how street gangs operate
How Much Water Is in a Cloud and More Questions From Our Readers
Imaginary numbers, Roy Lichtenstein and much much more
Marshmallows: The Perfect Media for Demonstrating Principles of Physics
The gooey confections turn out to be a must-have for at-home science experiments
Fresh Off the 3D Printer: Henry Segerman’s Mathematical Sculptures
A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
That Time Indiana Almost Made Pi Equal to 3.2 And Other True Stories About Pi
As you celebrate today's holiday, here's a history of notable moments in the irrational number's past
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