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Math Trek

  1. Probing Wikipedia editors’ hive mind for rules on cooperative behavior

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Math

    Flatland and its sequel bring the math of higher dimensions to the silver screen

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Math

    A field where breakthroughs are hard to come by produces two big advances on a single day

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  4. Math

    One of the most abstract fields in math finds application in the ‘real’ world

    By Julie Rehmeyer

  5. A theorem in limbo shows that QED is not the last word in a mathematical proof

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  6. Math

    A mathematician puts Fermat’s Last Theorem on an axiomatic diet

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  7. Math

    Devil is in the details of a new Medicare plan to buy medical supplies

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  8. Math

    Game theory suggests current climate negotiations won’t avert catastrophe

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  9. Math

    Julie Rehmeyer, Math trek

    By Science News

  10. Grocers stacking oranges demonstrate intuitive grasp of sphere-packing math

    By Julie Rehmeyer

  11. Turning numbers into shapes offers potential medical benefits

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  12. Tech

    App for analyzing leafy curves lets amateur botanists identify trees

    By Julie Rehmeyer