math

To understand self-organization in nature, behold the sandpile.

A past generation’s glory can be the next generation’s headache.

Like earthquakes and forest fires, outbreaks have a “heavy tail” of large events.

How an aerial-combat theory can help fight the outbreak.

A data analyst uncovers a timeless message about correlation.

Bringing the Drake Equation up to date.

A game theorist breaks down the effects of inequality.

The revolution of machine learning has been greatly exaggerated.

Are you as good at Scrabble as you think?

The sum-of-three-cubes problem solved for “stubborn” number 33.

With a better understanding of probability, we won’t be misled.

How a math professor learned to stop worrying and love algebraic geometry.