Philadelphia, PA– More than 100 academic institutions and scholarly societies have joined in a major world-wide initiative: Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE) 2013. This year-long effort will highlight the contributions made by mathematics in tackling global problems, including natural disasters suc...

Lucas Mason-Brown of Belmont is one of a small team of Brown University students to crack the code of a previously undeciphered shorthand used by Roger Williams, the religious thinker and founder of Rhode Island — a mystery that had stumped researchers for years. Mason-Brown used a mix of statistica...

Math Matters, Apply It! is an applied mathematics awareness campaign, created for anyone who wants to know more about the mathematics behind everyday life and the technologies we encounter. Currently, there are 26 different PDFs available for download and SIAM is in the process of producing more. Si...

Last week while baking muffins with my son's preschool class, I set fire to the school. Okay, technically I didn't set it on fire—it was only butter smoke from the tin that set off the alarm, necessitating the entire school of a couple hundred kids filing out to the basketball courts while the fire ...

Original, award-winning puzzles and games in lasercut acrylic and wood. Play in online Puzzle Parlor, read a Journal, enjoy children's stories, coloring book, other interesting attractions and features. Annotated links to good resources.