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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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Neuronal Scaffolding Plays Unexpected Role in Pain

By R. Douglas Fields
July 28, 2022
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Perineuronal nets, rigid structures that hold certain neurons in place, affect a surprising amount of brain activity, including some associated with chronic pain.

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How Can Infinitely Many Primes Be Infinitely Far Apart?

By Patrick Honner
July 21, 2022
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Mathematicians have been studying the distribution of prime numbers for thousands of years. Recent results about a curious kind of prime offer a new take on how spread out they can be.

A graphed cubic equation separates 16th-century scientists Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, and Gerolamo Cardano
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The Sordid Past of the Cubic Formula

By David S. Richeson
June 30, 2022
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The quest to solve cubic equations led to duels, betrayals — and modern mathematics.

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What Is the Langlands Program?

By Alex Kontorovich
June 1, 2022
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The Langlands program provides a beautifully intricate set of connections between various areas of mathematics, pointing the way toward novel solutions for old problems.

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Why Claude Shannon Would Have Been Great at Wordle

By Patrick Honner
May 25, 2022
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A bit of information theory can help you analyze — and improve — your Wordle game.

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What Happens When We Give Animals Our Diseases?

By Tara C. Smith
April 27, 2022
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While it’s understandable to focus on the diseases affecting humans, it’s important to study how our illnesses may affect animals.

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Beyond the Second Law

By Nicole Yunger Halpern
March 31, 2022
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Thanks to the power of fluctuation relations, physicists are taking the second law of thermodynamics to settings once thought impossible.

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What a Math Party Game Tells Us About Graph Theory

By Patrick Honner
March 24, 2022
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Play this simple math game with your friends to gain insights into fundamental principles of graph theory.


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