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A Curiosity About… Spools?
There’s some interesting math to be seen in the action of unreeling a spool—just make sure to unspool…
Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is everywhere – from soap bubbles to Pixar movies
In addition to explaining natural phenomena, math can help strengthen your brain. Liz Arnold, CC BY-ND Hortensia Soto,…
The Thing About Space-Filling Curves
Fractals and space-filling curves may tickle the fancy of those who like to see infinitely repeating art, but…
The Problem With Subdividing Circles
Moser’s Circle Problem is a mathematical geometry problem that asks how many distinct areas a circle is divided…
Blockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
Blockchain technology has many uses beyond cryptocurrency. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Yu Chen, Binghamton University, State University…
Researchers built an analogue computer that uses water waves to forecast the chaotic future
Shutterstock Ivan Maksymov, Charles Sturt University Can a computer learn from the past and anticipate what will happen…
Something’s Amiss With the “Portal Illusion”
Look at the portal illusion long enough and you may find yourself wondering how this contraption is somehow…
Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average
David Dunning and Justin Kruger tested psychology students to see whether the least skilled were also the most…
Breakthrough In Computational Chemistry Unlocks the Mystery of Catalytic Reactions
Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a model of catalytic reactions at the atomic scale.…
What’s Pi Doing Inside the Normal Distribution?
It is no surprise to most of us that the venerated mathematical constant pi is usually related to…