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Happy Birthday, Riemann Hypothesis!

Big ups to Liz Landau for bringing attention to one of the most important unsolved math problems of our time, the Riemann Hypothesis. Over at the CNN SciTechBlog, she has written a nice article on the problem aimed at a general audience.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Riemann’s manuscript, where he . . . → Read More: Happy Birthday, Riemann Hypothesis!

Numb3rs in Real Life

For those who don’t believe we can actually use math to fight crime, the story of Harry Markopolos, the man who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff, shows that a dream of using math to catch criminals need not be untenable. In a recent interview for 60 Minutes, Mr. Markopolos describes how he harnessed the . . . → Read More: Numb3rs in Real Life