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Mining the Yesternet

Digital records allow social scientists to study online communities and the diffusion of innovation.

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The Great Tile Debate

For subway flooring, why switch from hexagonal to square tiles?

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Swirling Seas, Crystal Balls

A remarkable geometric shape made up of a sequence of triangles leads to a host of intriguing forms and mobile structures.

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Knots in Proteins

Knotted proteins are rare but more than just random occurrences.

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Messiness Rules: In high dimensions, disorder packs tightest

In high dimensions, disorderly arrangements of spheres pack together more densely than orderly arrangements do.

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The Eclipse That Saved Columbus

An eclipse prediction in a book of astronomical tables helped Columbus out of a jam.

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Math Factor Radio

Listen in on some math radio and browse for science songs.

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Euler’s Bridges

A well-known puzzle about bridges led to a pioneering paper in topology.

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Does Defense Win Championships?

In pro football, a good defense doesn't generally trump a good offense.

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Pancake Sorting

Flipping pancakes to stack them according to size can be a tricky business.

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Making Sense of the Web’s Structure

Pioneering studies of social networks and the Web's structure lead to a prestigious prize.

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Fields Medals: Mathematicians win awards for geometry, physics, and probability

Fields Medals have been awarded to four mathematicians, including Grigori Perelman, who proved a famous conjecture about the shapes of higher-dimensional spheres.