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The Birthday Paradox Explained

Is it even a paradox?

9h ago

The Birthday Paradox Explained

9h ago

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The Simple Beauty of the Pigeonhole Principle

How A Basic Idea Leads to Big Results

Mar 2

The Simple Beauty of the Pigeonhole Principle

Mar 2

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Finding Joy in the Happy Numbers

A Fun Exploration into Number Theory

Feb 23

Finding Joy in the Happy Numbers

Feb 23

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The Lucky Numbers

A new type of prime number?

Feb 16

The Lucky Numbers

Feb 16

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What’s Up With Weird Numbers?

An Oddity of Number Theory

Feb 10

What’s Up With Weird Numbers?

Feb 10

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Untangling Knots

The Awesome World of Mathematical Knot Theory

Feb 4

Untangling Knots

Feb 4

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What, Exactly, is a Small-World Graph?

How a Simple Mathematical Model Can Lead to Massive Results!

Jan 27

What, Exactly, is a Small-World Graph?

Jan 27

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The Earth-Moon Problem

A Notorious and Surprisingly Simple Unsolved Math Problem

Jan 19

The Earth-Moon Problem

Jan 19

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Where Did Trees Come From?

The Origin of Our Forresty Friends

Jan 14

Where Did Trees Come From?

Jan 14

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Was the Bunkbed Conjecture Disproven?

How Three Students Push the Boundary of Proof

Jan 5

Was the Bunkbed Conjecture Disproven?

Jan 5

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Combining Math & Football with Scorigami

How the Unique Rules of Football Lead to Probability Puzzles

Dec 30, 2024

Combining Math & Football with Scorigami

Dec 30, 2024

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Visualizing The Monty Hall Problem

A clear diagram to help you understand this counter-intuitive solution

Dec 24, 2024

Visualizing The Monty Hall Problem

Dec 24, 2024

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The Wonderful World of Fairy Chess

How creative design completely reinvented the classic strategy game

Dec 16, 2024

The Wonderful World of Fairy Chess

Dec 16, 2024

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How Math Broke Connect 4

A mathematician found a way to guarantee a win

Dec 8, 2024

How Math Broke Connect 4

Dec 8, 2024

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What is the Fastest Way to Solve Soduko?

How math can help you with this addictive puzzle

Dec 3, 2024

What is the Fastest Way to Solve Soduko?

Dec 3, 2024

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Can You Tell if a Dataset is Fake?

Benford’s Law is a powerful tool!

Nov 25, 2024

Can You Tell if a Dataset is Fake?

Nov 25, 2024

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How Do You Mathematically Guard A Museum?

How colorful graphs can be used to solve this problem beautifully!

Nov 19, 2024

How Do You Mathematically Guard A Museum?

Nov 19, 2024

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Did Futurama Prove a New Math Theorem?

How an animated show pushed mathematics forward in its own way

Nov 11, 2024

Did Futurama Prove a New Math Theorem?

Nov 11, 2024

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How Hard is the Math Problem in Good Will Hunting?

This excellent film also has some fun math to go with it!

Nov 4, 2024

How Hard is the Math Problem in Good Will Hunting?

Nov 4, 2024

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Where Did the Hawaiian Islands Come From?

How Our Earth’s Unique Structure Created a Paradise!

Oct 28, 2024

Where Did the Hawaiian Islands Come From?

Oct 28, 2024

Cole Frederick

Cole Frederick

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Ph.D. Candidate in climate science | Editor of Science Spectrum | Avid Mathematician

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