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The Beautiful Mathematical Explorations of Maryam Mirzakhani
...as “unrelatable and incomprehensible,” given that they were “math challenged.” However, Maryam was the opposite of unrelatable. She reminded us, in words and actions, that mathematical ideas can be understood...
The Mathematician Who Delights in Building Bridges
...her experiences in mathematics and her work on the Langlands program, which has been described as a way to create a “grand unified theory of mathematics.” The interview has been...
Mathematicians Identify the Best Versions of Iconic Shapes
...of shapes. These results occupy a quirky corner of math and, fittingly, have been produced by unlikely collaborations, involving a mathematician practicing origami with his wife and a professor teaching...
What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?
...where we explore some of the biggest unanswered questions in math and science today. LEVIN: Steve, we have a really mathematical topic today. I’m glad to have a mathematician in...
In Praise of Simple Problems
The mathematician Richard Schwartz finds the hidden depth lurking in simple mathematical puzzles. Most of the important discoveries in mathematics take place after decades or centuries of effort. If you...
Leslie Vosshall on Designer Mosquitoes and Dude Walls
...math, who thought it was boring or oppressive in some way, who — you know, who had math anxiety. This course was a very diverse class in every way you...
How Did Geometry Create Modern Physics?
...Why is that such a big thing in the history of human thought? HE: I mean, I think that’s really what makes mathematics. Because, you know, mathematics is nothing unless...
Sometimes Being First Means Seeing the End Before Anyone Else
...said. Mathematicians debate the utility of competition math as preparation for a research career. Many argue that it encourages the wrong mindset, because competition problems are guaranteed to have answers,...
Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI
AI’s greatest mathematical successes have come from answers to problems posed by a mid-20th century iconoclast. By examining what makes the Erdős problems unique, mathematicians are trying to understand how...