For over two millennia, mathematicians agreed on one thing: you can’t use trigonometry to prove Pythagoras’ Theorem—because ...

Herbert Simon, the Nobel-prize winning economist, was a techno-enthusiast. In 1956 he predicted that, “within 10 years, computers would beat the world chess champion, compose ‘aesthetically satisfying ...

A number of musicians and actors have excelled not only professionally but also academically. These five in particular hold PhDs.

If you’re a hacker you may well have a passing interest in math, and if you have an interest in math you might like to hear ...

Cathleen S. Morawetz, whose achievements in mathematics found widespread practical use, helped open her profession to other women and made her the first female mathematician to receive the National ...

Futurama is one of the best science fiction TV shows of all time and unsurprisingly relies heavily on math. First, no matter how many times it gets canceled, it seems to adjust the numbers and pop ...

A writer for Futurama created a brand new math theorem based on group theory to explain a plot twist in the show. That is like, going way beyond the call of duty, dude. Ken Keeler, the Futurama writer ...

It’s no wonder that farmers with fields in the plains surrounding Stonehenge, in southern England, face late-summer mornings with dread. On any given day at the height of the growing season, as many ...

Danica McKellar was told she was America’s sweetheart thanks to her role as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years — and then she gave up Hollywood to study math, finding new joy a ...

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Saint Louis University offers undergraduate options in pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics, as well as graduate degrees in mathematics.