Mathematics
Acting out: mathematical model predicts the future of actors’ careers
Being an actor isn't easy -- at least for 90% of those trying to make it.
Karen Uhlenbeck officially receives the Abel Prize — the first woman ever to do so
We need more kings awarding prizes to people in STEM.
The kill rate in Game of Thrones is actually quite realistic, a new study reveals
Don't blame George Martin or HBO for killing your favorite character -- blame reality!
Who is Karen Uhlenbeck — the First Female Recipient of the Abel Prize
She brought a new understanding of mathematics, while helping to change a corrosive culture in academia.
Karen Uhlenbeck wins the “Nobel” of Mathematics — the first time the prize was won by a woman
You could hardly imagine a worthier recipient.
The hipster effect (or why non-conformists tend to look the same)
We're all humans, and that might mean that we're all conformists to a degree.
Time travel Anime inspires solution to puzzling math problem
An anime math problem? My favorite.
Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis
A problem that turned out to have more sides than initially thought.
Researchers have found a pattern for prime numbers — and it resembles something from nature
We don't often think about mathematics as being beautiful, but perhaps we should.
The longest straight-line path on Earth is a 20,000-miles ocean journey
It all started with an intriguing post on Reddit.
Book review: ‘Ten Great Ideas about Chance’
Humans are inherently ill-suited to assess odds -- this book aims to help.
There are 15 possible ways to cover a floor with pentagonal tiles
Who would have guessed tiling is so complex?
“Nothing” changed: ancient Indian text pushes the history of zero back 500 years
As far as modern tech and know-how is concerned, zero is the hero.
Ancient 3700-year-old Babylonian tablet may be earliest evidence of trigonometry
It shows Babylonians knew about Pythagorean theorem centuries before Pythagoras was even alive!
Laws of mathematics don’t apply here, says Australian PM
"The laws of mathematics are very commendable but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia."
Mathematicians deliver formal proof of Kepler’s conjecture
Kepler published this conjecture in 1611. Now, the human mind and computer algorithms have managed to solve it.
Fractal farming leads to optimal results, science finds
An abstract mathematical model is unconsciously applied by rice farmers -- to great results.
