A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Real Projective Plane
How to make parallel lines converge
Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
Don't Fall for Babylonian Trigonometry Hype
Separating fact from speculation in math history
Emille Davie Lawrence's Favorite Theorem
Why the University of San Francisco math professor loves the compact surface classification theorem
How to Unfold a Pool Table
How billiards in polygons become trajectories on doughnuts
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: A 6-Holed Torus
It all starts with a pentagon...
Dave Richeson's Favorite Theorem
The Dickinson College math professor tells us about Archimedes and circles
Amie Wilkinson's Favorite Theorem
The University of Chicago mathematician tells us why she loves the fundamental theorem of calculus
Introducing My Favorite Theorem
Meet the newest addition to your math podcast feed
The Perfection of Imperfection
The mathematical near-miss is "an exact representation of an almost-right answer"
Review: Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya
Michèle Audin’s book about Sofya Kovalevskaya is a fascinating combination of biography, personal reflections, and fictional digressions
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