How did the complexity of the Delian problem, an ancient Greek mathematical riddle that baffled brilliant minds, reshape our ...

It is no secret that mathematics follows certain laws of nature and that these patterns can be seen over and over again in our world, from the shape of leaves, flowers, and even snowflakes to the most ...

Hitchcock’s mysteriously romantic movie, “Vertigo,” features a scene set in the San Francisco Legion of Honor. Hoping to ...

The task Ferguson (Tycho & Kepler) takes on is formidable: to describe not only the ancient Greek mathematician and mystic Pythagoras, but also the entire sweep of the Pythagorean legacy, from his ...

Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...

There's a pivotal scene in the 2012 film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and a company of dwarves are chased by orcs through a classic New Zealand landscape. For ...