When Alfred University Associate Math Professor Amanda Lipnicki took up knitting as an undergraduate student, she didnt immediately recognize how mathematics and geometry underlay the patterns of ...

Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy argues that the perceived divide between the arts and mathematics is a modern invention. At ...

For Nelson Saiers, a great work of art can be one of the most mind-bending and elegant of mathematical equations. In fact, for this math whiz-turned Wall Street trader-turned full-time artist, math ...

In Darren Aronofsky's first feature film, "Pi," a number theorist begins to see mathematical patterns everywhere. Sample protagonist voice-over: "If we're built from spirals while living in a giant ...

Researchers and artists from around the country discussed the capacity of images to facilitate mathematical understanding at a panel discussion Monday. Moderated by Providence artist Allison Paschke ...

Oroville >> In a classroom at Hearthstone school, teacher Christine Holzhauer has more than a dozen totem sculptures created by her students on display. Students didn’t create the pieces for an art ...

As a mathematician, I expect that people at parties will tell me that they're no good at math. I'm used to my fellow professors confessing their ignorance of my subject. I understand that many of my ...

"Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences. …Neglect of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of this world." ...

For some people, math can be a necessary headache. Yes, algorithms guide countless aspects of daily life. There are tips to calculate and hours to count. But unless someone's a specialist, they'll ...

Music and engineering are often considered complementary disciplines, and our industry boasts countless engineers who are musicians, some semi-famous or nearly so. Not so much art and engineering, ...