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Science News
May 11, 2002
Ivars Peterson |
Song-and-Dance Fermat Fermat's Last Tango, a musical based on the story of Fermat's last theorem and the quest to prove it, is cheerful, clever, and entertaining. Its varied music is engaging. It puts mathematics on display as an intensely human endeavor...   |
Science News
June 29, 2002
Ivars Peterson |
Dangerous Problems Some mathematical problems are easy to describe but turn out to be notoriously difficult to solve. Nonetheless, despite repeated warnings from those who have failed in the past, these unsolved problems continue to lure mathematicians into hours, days, and even years of futile labor. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Snap, Crackle, R.I.P.: New Bubble Wrap Won't Burst Sealed Air, the company behind the fantastic boredom buster that is Bubble Wrap, has just announced an update to its storied product: a Bubble Wrap that does NOT pop. |
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
David Appell |
Math = beauty + truth / (really hard) Explaining what the winners of the world's top awards in mathematics actually do isn't as easy as adding 2+2. But we'll give it a try. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2008
Morgan Housel |
How Happy Days Lead to Crazy Ways We blew it in the past, and we've blown it again this time. Will we ever learn? |
Science News
July 24, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Math Olympiad in Athens This year, as Athens prepared for the latest edition of the Olympic Games, the Hellenic Mathematical Society hosted the 45th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Think Oil's a Bubble? Think Again. When the price of oil marches relentlessly higher, it can be easy to cast a weary eye and second guess whether the price is justified, or if we're merely in the grips of the next bubble. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Robert Safian |
From The Editor: The B Word Hope drives innovation and also fuels bubbles. In the tech world, the two cannot be separated. History has shown that even in the wake of the worst bubble collapse, great new ideas and businesses emerge. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2009
Rex Moore |
The Next Bubble, Part II Our readers sound off and offer their thoughts on what the next bubble may be. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Edward Teach |
The Bright Side of Bubbles Despite their cost, speculative bubbles may have an enormous upside, Pop!: Why Bubbles Are Good for the Economy, a new book by Daniel Gross argues. |
Fast Company
May 1, 2007 |
First Look An excerpt from "Pop!: Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy." |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2009
Adrian Rush |
Is There a "Bubble" Bubble? One economist is tired of hearing the word. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2010
Morgan Housel |
A Tale of Two Bubbles And why you should beware bonds. |
Science News
December 24, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
A Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities New technologies have made it possible to create 3D models of geometric shapes, magically transforming equations into elegant, intriguing miniatures. |
Science News
December 8, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
The Math Hatter and More Looking for a cool gift for someone mathematically inclined? An unusual, conversation-generating token of appreciation? The World Wide Web offers a number of intriguing possibilities -- if you know where to stop and shop... |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2011
John Maxfield |
Gold's Duck Test Why the recent decline in gold prices may be evidence of things to come in economic news. |
Chemistry World
December 2, 2014
Philip Ball |
An end to bubble puzzle trouble? Nanobubbles' resilience has been a highly controversial issue, but their seemingly anomalous longevity may at last have an explanation. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Julia Homer |
It Takes a Bubble In the clear light of the post-subprime bubble, we can see how remarkably similar it was to the dot-com bubble that burst just before it. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 19, 2007
Sean Silverthorne |
Inexperienced Investors and Market Bubbles New research suggests younger fund managers may have contributed to the tech stock bubble. |
Science News
November 14, 2008
Julie Rehmeyer |
How To (really) Trust A Mathematical Proof Mathematicians develop computer proof-checking systems in order to realize century-old dreams of fully precise, accurate mathematics. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Eric Bleeker |
How to Profit from the Next Investing Bubble It's easier than you think. |
