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What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (479+ words) As the saying goes, "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it is yours. If it doesn't, it never was." What most people don't tell you is that if you let that something go from exactly…...
The Monkey Series: Learning to See Beyond the Subject
3+ week, 1+ day ago (21+ words) Explore the Monkey Series through wildlife photography, observation, composition, and the art of seeing beyond the subject to find meaningful photographs....
Announcing the winners: Maths Tales competition
1+ week, 4+ day ago (103+ words) Scottish Book Trust Announcing the winners: Maths Tales competition During Maths Week Scotland in September, the Maths Tales writing competition was launched. Maths Week Scotland and Read Write Count with the First Minister teamed up to challenge young authors in…...
Ancient Geometry Hits the Screen: Ohio’s Hopewell Earthworks Featured in Public Television Series 'How It’s Math"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (194+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Long before modern surveying equipment, computers, or blueprints existed, ancient Native Americans utilized sophisticated geometry to construct monumental earthen architecture across southern Ohio. Now, that ancient mathematical mastery is taking center stage for a national audience of young…...
When Meaning Becomes Geometry
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (36+ words) There’s a sentence I keep returning to, one I first read in a paper and then couldn’t stop thinking about: a word is known by the company it keeps. It sounds like …...
The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (135+ words) Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor -- a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. Posted by retort at 03:45 PM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Read the Retort…...
Pythagoras won???t balance your books
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (568+ words) Every year, thousands of Arts students struggle with mathematics. Some fail it repeatedly. Some lose university opportunities because of it. Others leave school convinced that they are simply “bad at maths.” Perhaps the problem is not always the student. Perhaps,…...
??????? Vision may have shaped the primate brain - News
2+ week, 5+ day ago (452+ words) Aug 26, 2026, 07:00 AM FR · ES · DE · PT The evolution of the primate brain does not appear to have relied first on the autonomous growth of the frontal lobe, often associated with advanced cognitive functions. A study published in Science more closely…...
Simons Center Exhibition Brings Altgeld Math Models into Focus
3+ week, 3+ day ago (309+ words) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mathematical models were created — primarily in Germany — to visualize complex geometric forms and abstract mathematical concepts. Crafted from plaster, wood, metal, string, and even cardboard, these objects were used for research and university instruction....
The Golden Hour Geometry
3+ week, 1+ day ago (498+ words) The window frame within the frame When the sun is low on the horizon and its rays break through gaps in the clouds like this, it often creates distinct, visible beams of …...