IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The book Mathematical Puzzles and ...

In his new book, "Dissections: Plane and Fancy," Greg N. Frederickson, professor of computer science, explores the challenges of geometric dissections, the mathematical art of cutting figures into the ...

With his telescope, Galileo gathered a vast trove of observations on celestial objects. With his mind, he found patterns in that universe of data, creating theories on motion and mechanics that paved ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I remember, as a child, being fascinated by how just seven simple wooden triangles and other shapes could offer endless entertainment.

See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog In The Puzzler’s Dilemma, professional puzzle-setter Derrick ...

Mathematical research often advances quietly, but sometimes major breakthroughs are achieved with very simple means. This is the case for Pham Tiep, professor at Rutgers University (United States, New ...

Martin Gardner, for 25 years the master of matters mathematical for Scientific American’s “Mathematical Games” column and later the punisher of the paranormal and the pseudoscientific in his column ...

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