The twisted math of knot theory can help you tell an overhand knot from an unknot
Read now →It's knot always easy to tell if two knots are the same
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Meet Sophie Germain, the amateur mathematician who worked on number theory's toughest problem
Read now →Germain, or "Monsieur LeBlanc" to her professors, took a bold and creative approach to life and math
Academia should incentivize mathematicians to make their work more accessible
Read now →Math papers that are difficult to understand prevent scientists from learning about tools they can use in their research
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Scientists can learn to do better science from philosophers
Read now →A new research paper demonstrates how science and philosophy exist on a continuum
Despite a mistaken mathematical proof, you do only need four colors to make a good map
Read now →Alfred Kempe's 1879 proof of the Four Color Theorem contained a mistake. Nearly a century, later his work was vindicated
Science and philosophy can, and should, coexist
Read now →MC Hammer's recent tweet has sparked a conversation about the complementary nature of these two fields
Privileged researchers are over-represented in open access literature
Read now →Male STEM researchers at prestigious institutions are more able than others to make their papers open access
Retracted papers continue to circulate on social media, spreading misinformation
Read now →We should all be diligent about vetting the research we share — here's how
Mathematicians hope digital "proof assistants" will fix the field's own replication crisis
Read now →Computer programs can be better than humans, but they're not perfect