Category Archives: Math

Is Math Truly Forever?

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Guest Author: Andrea McNally Anyone involved in the discipline of math can most likely recall one, if not multiple, instances of being questioned on the usefulness of math. Eduardo Saenz de Cabezon addresses this question in his TED talk “Math … Continue reading →

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Scott Kim: The Power of Puzzle Creation

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Guest Author: Hana Lobsinger In his Ted Talk, The Art of Puzzles, puzzle master Scott Kim walks the audience through his career of designing puzzles, displaying his passion and the meaning behind his work. Puzzles can be described in different … Continue reading →

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Higher Dimensional Polytopes

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Sarah K. Salmon

A guest post by Bobby Holmquist: It is common in sci-fi literature to hear about higher special dimensions. In Star Trek and Star Wars, one is able to access faster-than-light travel by accessing warp speed or hyperspace, respectively. In both … Continue reading →

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Cost Functions in Ergonomics

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Alexi

This is a guest post by Sarah Dantino Cost functions are linear functions describing a relationship between an initiator and its results. They are often used in business and accounting to predict and minimize future costs.  A worked-out example of constructing … Continue reading →

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Tupper’s Self-Referential Formula

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Thanks to Nelly Cheboi for bringing this formula, and all the accompanying links, to our attention. In his humorous 2015 Numberphile video, Matt Parker discusses a remarkable formula by Jeff Tupper of the University of Toronto whose graph is the letters, numbers, and symbols … Continue reading →

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