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Jordana Cepelewicz

Math Editor

Latest Articles

The Evolving Foundations of Math

February 25, 2026

An exploration of how mathematicians are still renovating and rebuilding the core pillars of their field today.

How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes?

February 23, 2026

Intuition breaks down once we’re dealing with the endless. To begin with: Some infinities are bigger than others.

The Year in Mathematics

December 18, 2025

Explore a shape that can’t pass through itself, a teenage prodigy, and two new kinds of infinity.

How We Came To Know Earth

Climate science is the most significant scientific collaboration in history. This series from Quanta Magazine guides you through basic climate science — from quantum effects to ancient hothouses, from the math of tipping points to the audacity of climate models.

Science, Promise and Peril in the Age of AI

An exploration of how artificial intelligence is changing what it means to do science and math, and what it means to be a scientist.

Mathematical Beauty, Truth and Proof in the Age of AI

April 30, 2025

Mathematicians have started to prepare for a profound shift in what it means to do math.

The Year in Math

December 16, 2024

Landmark results in geometry and number theory marked an exciting year for mathematics, at a time when advances in artificial intelligence are starting to transform the subject’s future.

Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan

October 21, 2024

Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today.

‘Sensational’ Proof Delivers New Insights Into Prime Numbers

July 15, 2024

The proof creates stricter limits on potential exceptions to the famous Riemann hypothesis.