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Fractals are math's trippiest concept, and they get even weirder when used to solve a puzzle involving the British coast
One of the first studies of fractals came from a surprising and weird phenomenon that occurs when you try to measure a coastline.
What does math look like to mathematicians?
It’s very simple. Math looks like language. A funny language, I’ll admit. It’s dense, terse, and painstaking to read.
Chemists Have Found a Strange Pattern Hidden in The Sequence of Prime Numbers
Chemists find pattern hidden in sequence of prime numbers
How dragonfly wings get their patterns
How dragonfly wings get their patterns: New model sheds light on how nature generates diverse patterns
Sum of three cubes for 42 finally solved—using real life planetary computer
Hot on the heels of the ground-breaking 'Sum-Of-Three-Cubes' solution for the number 33, a team led by the University of Bristol and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has solved the final piece of the famous 65-year-old maths puzzle with an answer for the most elusive number of all—42.
According to a series of experiments by Yale University and University of Bath researchers, ordinary people see beauty in complex mathematical arguments in the same way they can appreciate a piano sonata.
Origami: A Relationship Between Mathematics and Art
The National Museum of Mathematics is featuring an exhibit entitled "Math Unfolded: An Exhibit of Mathematical Origami Art." The exhibit illustrates the relationship between mathematics and art.
The compelling mathematical challenge of the three-body problem
From its origins more than 300 years ago in Newton's work on planetary orbits, the three-body problem has blossomed into a rich subject that continues to yield new insights for mathematicians.
How the zebrafish got its stripes
Stripes are common in our lives. It's a pretty basic pattern, and easy to take for granted.