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An “Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Turns 100

Richard Guy achieved his status as a mathematical titan by working away as a self-described amateur, though he pushes the boundaries of that definition.

September 29, 2016

Revisiting “Moneyball” with Paul DePodesta

Shattering preconceptions about players isn’t all about the numbers.

August 25, 2016

How to Build a Search Engine for Mathematics

The surprising power of Neil Sloane’s Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.

October 15, 2015

Will the Earth Ever Fill Up?

We’ve predicted and broken human population limits for centuries.

September 24, 2015

How Math’s Most Famous Proof Nearly Broke

Andrew Wiles thought he had a solution to an age-old puzzle. Until it began to unravel.

May 21, 2015