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The Sordid Past of the Cubic Formula

June 30, 2022

The quest to solve cubic equations led to duels, betrayals — and modern mathematics.

Surfaces So Different Even a Fourth Dimension Can’t Make Them the Same

June 16, 2022

For decades mathematicians have searched for a specific pair of surfaces that can’t be transformed into each other in four-dimensional space. Now they’ve found them.

Surfaces Beyond Imagination Are Discovered After Decades-Long Search

June 2, 2022

Using ideas borrowed from graph theory, two mathematicians have shown that extremely complex surfaces are easy to traverse.

Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds

April 4, 2022

The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension.

An Ancient Geometry Problem Falls to New Mathematical Techniques

February 8, 2022

Three mathematicians show, for the first time, how to form a square with the same area as a circle by cutting them into interchangeable pieces that can be visualized.

Why Triangles Are Easy and Tetrahedra Are Hard

January 31, 2022

The triangle angle sum theorem makes working with triangles easy. What happens when you can’t rely on it?

The Year in Math and Computer Science

December 23, 2021

Mathematicians and computer scientists answered major questions in topology, set theory and even physics, even as computers continued to grow more capable.

Mathematicians Transcend Geometric Theory of Motion

December 9, 2021

More than 30 years ago, Andreas Floer changed geometry. Now, two mathematicians have finally figured out how to extend his revolutionary perspective.

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The Mathematician Who Delights in Building Bridges

November 17, 2021

Ana Caraiani seeks to unify mathematics through her work on the ambitious Langlands program.

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