All Stories by Julie Rehmeyer
- Math
A Twist on the Möbius Band
The twisted, single-sided loop known as a Möbius band, when made from a stiff material such as paper, takes on a complicated shape that researchers have finally calculated.
- Computing
Check on Checkers: In perfect game, there’s no winner
Thanks to an immense calculation that worked out every possible game position, computers can now play a flawless game of checkers and force a draw every time.
- Math
Math as a Civil Right
A longtime activist in the civil rights movement now teaches that mathematical literacy is the key to full participation in the country's economy.
- Math
Mathematical Lives of Plants
Mathematical models that capture the essence of biological growth mechanisms are beginning to reveal how plants develop structures with intriguingly elegant geometries.
- Math
Free Choice + Punishment = Cooperation
In a computer simulation of a multi-player game, cheaters didn't prosper when other participants could choose not to play.
- Math
Sudoku and Graph Theory
Solving sudoku puzzles may not require mathematics, but mathematicians have found plenty to say about the popular brainteasers.
- Math
A Golden Sales Pitch
A design incorporating the golden ratio makes blue jeans aesthetically pleasing, or so the manufacturer claims.
- Math
Summing Up Literature
Statistical analyses of literary texts provide new insights about novels.
- Computing
Mapping a Medusa: The Internet spreads its tentacles
After tracking how digital information weaves around the world, researchers have concluded that, structurally speaking, the Internet looks like a medusa jellyfish.
- Math
Summing Up Literature
Statistical analyses of literary texts provide new insights about novels.
- Math
Musical Illusions
An auditory phenomenon that resembles a familiar optical illusion sheds light on how our brains process sound.
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