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Professor of Mathematics

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Education|Science|Technology

Taking a leap of faith into imaginary numbers opens new doors in the real world through complex analysis

Mathematicians once turned up their noses at imaginary numbers. But complex analysis actually simplifies math and physics.

Taking a leap of faith into imaginary numbers opens new doors in the real world through complex analysis
Science|Technology

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

Topologists categorize all the possible shapes in each dimension.

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it
Science

‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life

Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such as a berry or raisin.

‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life
Election|US

Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process

If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people who tied for the most votes.

Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process
Education|Science

The mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators

André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value of mathematics and mathematics education.

The mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators
Opinion|Political

Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems

Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.

Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Arts|Lifestyle

From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?

Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. Just add ‘1’ to whatever number they come up with and you’re sure to win.

From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?

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