MathematicsFebruary 7, 2025
The Wild and Contentious History of Mathematical Symbols
A mathematician has uncovered the stories behind the symbols used in math
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OpinionFebruary 4, 2025
Mathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’
What’s the largest couch that can turn a corner? After 58 years, we finally know
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MathematicsJanuary 21, 2025
Math Puzzle: Build a Square
Arrange pieces into a square in this math puzzle
MathematicsJanuary 17, 2025
These Prime Numbers Are So Memorable That People Hunt for Them
Math enthusiasts challenge one another to find special prime numbers, including those that are palindromes and Smarandache numbers
OpinionJanuary 14, 2025
The Curious History of Venn Diagrams
A look at the curious history of Venn diagrams and how they blend logic with geometry
OpinionJanuary 6, 2025
The Math Mystery That Connects Sudoku, Flight Schedules and Protein Folding
Thousands of notoriously difficult problems in computer science are actually the same problem in disguise
MathematicsJanuary 6, 2025
How to ‘Catch’ Prime Numbers
A prime number study charts the limits of detection
MathematicsDecember 26, 2024
Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist
All of statistics and much of science depends on probability—an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is
MathematicsDecember 19, 2024
Mysterious Constant That Makes Mathematicians Despair
The proof that the Apéry constant is irrational remains one of the most bizarre events in the history of mathematics
MathematicsDecember 17, 2024
Math Puzzle: Move the Tower
Transport the disks in this math puzzle
MathematicsDecember 16, 2024
The Perfect Beer Glass Shape, according to Math
A mathematician has calculated the ideal shape for a beer glass to keep the liquid inside as cool as possible
MathematicsDecember 12, 2024
The 7 Coolest Mathematical Discoveries of 2024
Unsolvable problems, many-dimensional wheels and new prime numbers are among new mathematical discoveries this year