Math

A group of young people wearing different Y2K trend clothes on a staircase outside a building.

MathMarch 18, 2026

The curious math that explains why fashion trends always come back around

Fashion’s 20-year trend cycle isn’t just based on vibes; it can be mathematically modeled

K. R. Callaway

Illustration of a ring of sky with bunnies jumping on it.

ArtsMarch 17, 2026

Poems: Math limericks

Science in meter and verse

Jeffrey Branzburg

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Isotype-inspired figures: one of a farmer and one of a librarian (to be assembled into a lineup of 11 of the farmer icons repeated, and one librarian.)

StatisticsMarch 17, 2026

The paradoxical math of false alarms

Here’s how a mathematical paradox distorts our view of news, safety and statistics

Jack Murtagh

Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.

MathematicsMarch 17, 2026

Math puzzle: Tricky calculation

Use some creative arithmetic on this math puzzle

Emma R. Hasson

A library shelf packed with books, with a rectangular hole cut out of the center, revealing infinitely more shelfs behind.

MathematicsMarch 16, 2026

As AI keeps improving, mathematicians struggle to foretell their own future

First Proof is an effort to see whether LLMs can contribute meaningfully to pure mathematics research. The dust has settled on round one, and the results are surprising

Joseph Howlett

Calendar page with phrase Friday The 13th, closeup.

MathematicsMarch 13, 2026

Why Friday the 13th is a mathematical inevitability

No bad luck here—just lots of fascinating math that explains why the 13th of a month so often falls on a Friday

Manon Bischoff

A blackboard shows the digits of pi drawn out in chalk.

MathMarch 13, 2026

Mathematicians find one pi formula to rule them all

A mixture of AI and algorithms uncovered a hidden structure spanning 2,000 years of equations for pi

Lyndie Chiou

A quarter balances on its edge, tilted forward as if it's about to drop.

MathematicsMarch 12, 2026

How to find pi in randomness all around you

Random coin flips, floppy needles and mathematical mysteries reveal pi in new ways

Emma R. Hasson

Engraving illustration of death of Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.

History of ScienceMarch 9, 2026

Long-lost page of Archimedes’ writings rediscovered in France

The discovery adds to the Archimedes Palimpsest, an important medieval manuscript containing texts from the Greek mathematician Archimedes

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

A person with chalk at a blackboard solves a math problem

EducationMarch 9, 2026

A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower

Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor

Emma R. Hasson

Computer artwork representing a black hole against a starfield.

MathMarch 3, 2026

Are prime numbers hiding inside black holes?

The strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics

Lyndie Chiou

Actor Matt Damon writing on a chalkboard in the movie Good Will Hunting

MathematicsMarch 1, 2026

Why mathematicians hate Good Will Hunting

This Oscar-winning classic set a surprisingly simple mathematical challenge

Manon Bischoff

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