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Life Is a Braid in Spacetime

How to see yourself in a world where only math is real.

January 3, 2014

The Cost of Cryptography

Computer security is trying to avoid wasting your time.

November 11, 2013

The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face

This theoretical physicist’s idea has an astounding legacy.

November 6, 2013

The Artist of the Unbreakable Code

Composer Edward Elgar still has cryptographers playing his tune.

October 10, 2013

The Twin Prime Hero

Rags, riches, and fame in mathematics.

September 19, 2013

Science’s Significant Stats Problem

Researchers’ rituals for assessing probability may mislead as much as they enlighten.

August 12, 2013

The Odds of Innocence

How numbers can tip the scales of justice.

The Man Who Invented Modern Probability

Chance encounters in the life of Andrei Kolmogorov.

August 12, 2013