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The Basic Algebra Behind Secret Codes and Space Communication

By Patrick Honner
January 23, 2023
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Whether you’re passing secret notes in class or downloading images from a space probe, Reed-Solomon codes offer an ingenious way to embed information and correct for errors.

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The Year in Math

By Konstantin Kakaes
December 22, 2022
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Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing the discipline.

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‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture

By Jordana Cepelewicz
December 15, 2022
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Mathematicians predicted that if they imposed enough restrictions on how a shape might tile space, they could force a periodic pattern to emerge. But they were wrong.

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A Mathematician Dancing Between Algebra and Geometry

By Rachel Crowell
November 22, 2022
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Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves.

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The Simple Geometry Behind Brownie Bake Offs and Equal Areas

By Patrick Honner
November 21, 2022
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Proving that two polygons have the same area can be as easy as cutting them up and rearranging the pieces.

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Mathematicians Discover the Fibonacci Numbers Hiding in Strange Spaces

By Leila Sloman
October 17, 2022
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Recent explorations of unique geometric worlds reveal perplexing patterns, including the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio.

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‘Monumental’ Math Proof Solves Triple Bubble Problem and More

By Erica Klarreich
October 6, 2022
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The decades-old Sullivan’s conjecture, about the best way to minimize the surface area of a bubble cluster, was thought to be out of reach for three bubbles and up — until a new breakthrough result.

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The New Math of Wrinkling

By Stephen Ornes
September 22, 2022
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A comprehensive mathematical framework treats wrinkling patterns as elegant solutions to geometric problems.

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How Isaac Newton Discovered the Binomial Power Series

By Steven Strogatz
August 31, 2022
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Rethinking questions and chasing patterns led Newton to find the connection between curves and infinite sums.


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