Mathematics-inspired manipulations of scripture
July 18, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
These integers have inspired one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics
July 13, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
2400 years separate two people with whom this computer science term is associated
June 26, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
These blissful integers are a bit mysterious
June 21, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
Because you know it has to be when you write 400 words explaining it
June 9, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
Gary Urton explains what we can and cannot know about Inka khipus
June 8, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
Euclid’s proof of the infinitude of primes opens the door to some interesting questions
May 26, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
Moon Duchin shares an abstract theorem with surprising connections to gerrymandering
May 18, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
This holey mathematical object was discovered by a Swiss mathematician and then forgotten for decades
May 12, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
Mathematicians can be adorably ignorant...
May 5, 2019 — Evelyn Lamb
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