You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

The Kakeya conjecture predicts how much room you need to point a line in every direction. In one number system after another — with one important exception — mathematicians have been proving it true.

As part of rapport building with my pediatric patients, sometimes we challenge each other with riddles. I have been unpleasantly surprised by the number of adolescents who appear unable to guess a ...