Isadore Singer, who unified large areas of mathematics and physics in becoming one of the most important mathematicians of his era, died on Thursday at…
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A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions
What if you could get an accurate weather report as much as three weeks in advance? In some parts of the world, that could soon…
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That Vexing Math Equation? Here’s an Addition
Recently I wrote about a math equation that had managed to stir up a debate online. The equation was this one: 8 ÷ 2(2+2) =…
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The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet
Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of the internet. But on July 28, someone who must have been…
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In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe
PRINCETON, N.J. — On the evening of March 19, the mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck gathered with revelers at the Institute for Advanced Study for a champagne…
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She Invented a Board Game With Scientific Integrity. It’s Taking Off.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The roseate spoonbill is roughly the size of a great blue heron, with the pink plumage of a flamingo and a…
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The Mysteries of Animal Movement
David Hu was changing his infant son’s diaper when he got the idea for a study that eventually won him the Ig Nobel prize. No,…
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