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Math

Pythagoras Plays Ball

The official dimensions of baseball's home plate aren't Pythagorean.

Math

Dogs Catching Frisbees

When navigating to intercept a thrown Frisbee, dogs appear to use the same geometric strategy that a baseball fielder employs to snag a fly ball hit into the outfield.

Math

Dogs Catching Frisbees

When navigating to intercept a thrown Frisbee, dogs appear to use the same geometric strategy that a baseball fielder employs to snag a fly ball hit into the outfield.

Math

Earth Hole

What path would an object falling down a hole through Earth follow?

Math

Groups, Graphs, and Erdös Numbers

Erdös numbers reveal the great extent of mathematical collaboration.