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Untangling Why Knots Are Important
...How many different kinds of knots are there? And why do mathematicians and scientists care about knots anyway? Turns out, there’s lots of real-world applications for this branch of math,...
Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds
...of Technology. Erik Demaine learned basic math and the visual arts from his father, but eventually taught Martin advanced math and computer science. “Now we’re both artists and both mathematicians/computer...
In Music and Math, Lillian Pierce Builds Landscapes
...that she illustrated herself. Quanta Magazine spoke with Pierce about her research, the relationship between math and music, and her efforts to make math more accessible. The interview has been...
Steven Strogatz’s Secrets of Math Communication
Steven Strogatz — the acclaimed mathematician and author — hosts the new Quanta Magazine podcast “The Joy of Why.” On March 18, 2022, he joined Quanta editor Thomas Lin for...
What a Math Party Game Tells Us About Graph Theory
Play this simple math game with your friends to gain insights into fundamental principles of graph theory. Now that pandemic restrictions are easing up, people are getting together again. But...
Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer
...branch of math closely related to calculus — to confirm the Erdős-Graham prediction. His paper was published in the Annals of Mathematics, the top journal in the field. “Croot’s argument...
In New Math Proofs, Artificial Intelligence Plays to Win
...and find a way to use them in mathematics as well?” Wagner began trying to use a similar strategy to produce counterexamples — examples that contradict (or “counter”) a mathematical...
Play First and Lose: Zugzwang in Chess, Math and Pizzas
...form consists of two players removing bunches of stones from any of several piles until all the stones are removed. In its many variations, Nim has generated several mathematical results...
Computer Scientists Prove Why Bigger Neural Networks Do Better
...performing humanlike tasks. As they’ve gotten bigger, they have come to grasp more. This has been a surprise to onlookers. Fundamental mathematical results had suggested that networks should only need...