He calls himself a “math specialist.” But these days, Stephen Francis of Eskasoni has become so much more than a brilliant math tutor for young people. His art – based on angles and precise ...

The question sounded almost playful when British mathematician Marcus du Sautoy asked the audience at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2026: “1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. What comes next?” “21,” came the ...

Can a person like mathematics and art at the same time? Mohammad Asfaque, senior pure mathematics and economics major, has always been an enthusiast of art and choosing a major completely different ...

Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing. Researchers report that the Halafian culture of northern ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display. By Siobhan Roberts It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the Dutch sculptor Rinus Roelofs organizes his life ...

Whether you loved numbers, thrived on stories, lit up in science class, or couldn’t wait to hit the sports field – there was always that one subject that felt like yours. Fast-forward to today, and ...

Journalist with 30 years in news writing for CNN, KLAS-TV, WCMH-TV, Newsweek, Mediaite, and RawStory. Author of the award-nominated non-fiction book, "Stealing Sisi's Star," now a serial podcast for ...

Auburn, N.Y. – As a child, artist Werner Sun spent hours folding origami and making geometric forms out of construction paper. That early exposure to shapes and patterns led Sun not only to his career ...