I’m a Director at work and a CEO at home, and the most exhausting part isn’t the 50-hour work week—it’s coming home to a man who asks “what’s for dinner” while ...

Last Tuesday, I came home after a ten-hour day, set four bags of groceries on the counter, and stood there for a moment just ...
Scientific American

The humble ham sandwich inspired a math theorem for sharing food fairly

Sign up today for a weekly math essay and puzzle in your email inbox. Last week we discussed the best way to divvy up a pizza ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians created an ‘impossible’ shape that shouldn’t exist

This path forms the basis of the new impossible shape, which is a continuous multilevel staircase modeled on a shape called a ...
Ancient Origins

The Great Pyramid Algorithm: New Study Proposes Integrated Edge Ramps

A new computational study suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza was built using a sophisticated "Integrated Edge-Ramp" (IER) system, potentially solving a 4,500-year-old architectural enigma. This model ...