A Brief History of Gregor Mendel

Happy birthday, Gregor!

Why It’s So Hard to Surprise a Mathematician

A remix of the birthday "paradox."

Powers Great and Small

A puzzle I wrote for 12-year-olds turns out deeper than I expected.

Math Explained through Anagrams

Integral calculus = gallant curlicues.

Four Ways of Thinking About a Line

You don't hear a lot of hot takes on straight lines. Or do you?

If Fairy Tales Were Graphs

Fairy tales have never been more succinct.

My Favorite Student-Advisor Moment

How a student found bravery and an advisor showed grace.

The Book

I wrote a thing. The thing is a book.

Matrix Jokes

You take the red pill, you stay in pun-land, and you see how deep the awful wordplay goes.

The Hyperbole of Elliptic Geometry (and 14 Other Math Cartoons)

So many math jokes that they may distort your local spacetime.