Math Trek

  1. Math

    The Power of Being Influenced

    Network theory shows that the best way to spread ideas is to focus on people who are influenced rather than the influential.

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  2. Math

    Questionable Numbers for a Questionable Remedy

    Echinacea might be useful as a cold remedy or preventative, but science hasn't shown it yet.

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  3. Math

    Flying without Fractals

    A new study raises doubts about fractal patterns in animal behavior.

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  4. Math

    Mathematical Police Find Security Bug

    Cryptographers uncover potential weakness in encryption algorithms.

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  5. Computing

    Social Networking for Zebras

    Scientists are developing a new branch of network theory to understand zebra communities.

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  6. Math

    A Video That’s Worth a Million Words

    Award-winning video reveals the simplicity and beauty of an abstract mathematical tool.

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  7. Math

    A Video That’s Worth a Million Words

    Award-winning video reveals the simplicity and beauty of an abstract mathematical tool.

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  8. Math

    Good Stories, Good Math

    Young children who show sophisticated story-telling skills go on to demonstrate greater mathematical ability.

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  9. Math

    Math on Fire

    A supercomputer model fed by real-time data is beginning to make sense of the seemingly unpredictable movement of wildfires.

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  10. Math

    Mathematical Fortune-Telling

    A researcher uses game theory to predict the outcome of political and business challenges, including the current dispute with Iran over nuclear technology.

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  11. Humans

    The Ignobility of Wrinkles

    A theoretical study of the way skin, apple peel, and bedsheets wrinkle has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in Physics.

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  12. Math

    A Tangled Tale

    A piece of string tumbled over and over quickly develops knots, explaining why your headphone cords are always in a tangle.

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