A Probability Puzzle That You’ll Get Wrong

Cartoons, links, and a truly nefarious brainteaser.

The State of Being Stuck

Advice from a guy who spent a decade on a single math problem.

A Symphony with an Irrational Time Signature

Why intuition matters, why math music rules, and why you should argue with strangers on the internet.

Literature’s Greatest Opening Lines, as Written By Mathematicians

So much clearer.

The Noncombustive Property of Skulls

a weekly roundup of links, cartoons, and things that may or may not make your head explode

There Is No Perfect Teacher (Just a Bunch of Great Ones)

I came away convinced that there's no one way to teach mathematics, that our methods are necessarily as diverse as our goals.

The Hottest Tablet on the Market (Babylonian category)

Babylonian "discoveries," Wall Street cynicism, and MIT scoreboards.

Everything Sounds Better with Mathematics

When you put it that way...

The Case for the Brambles

I just finished my twenties. I spent them coasting on dumb and outrageous luck.

Three Rules for Tackling a World-Famous Math Problem

Andrew Wiles solved a 350-year-old problem. Now he's got advice for us mortals.