The twisted math of knot theory can help you tell an overhand knot from an unknot
It's knot always easy to tell if two knots are the same
Meet Melba Roy Mouton, the Space Race mathematician and keeper of orbiting satellites
Roy Mouton, a mathematician and programmer, was a sort of hidden figure in Hidden Figures
Meet Evelyn Boyd Granville, the mathematician who mass produced computers and shot Apollo into space
One of the first Black women to earn a PhD in math, she worked on seemingly every major math project of the 20th century
Academia should incentivize mathematicians to make their work more accessible
Math papers that are difficult to understand prevent scientists from learning about tools they can use in their research
Meet Sophie Germain, the amateur mathematician who worked on number theory's toughest problem
Germain, or "Monsieur LeBlanc" to her professors, took a bold and creative approach to life and math
Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone's GPS
Gladys West is one of the reasons why you can receive driving directions from your phone or tag a photo location on Instagram
Rear Admiral Amazing Grace Hopper taught computers English
She recorded the first computer bug when a moth got caught in a relay switch
Meet mathematician Emmy Noether, mother of the most beautiful theorem in the world
She worked out a kink in general relativity and kickstarted the field of abstract algebra
Meet Annie Easley, the barrier-breaking mathematician who helped us explore the solar system
She overcame life-long racial discrimination to complete a long and impactful career at NASA
Meet Katherine Johnson, the computer who helped send men to the moon
John Glenn wouldn't blast off until she double-checked the IBM's calculations
Tropical rainforests may be near a tipping point beyond our control
Deforestation may work like diseases: uncontained, it can win
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5 facts about Marjorie Lee Browne, African American math prodigy and pioneer
Breaking through barriers of race and gender, she pursued the beauty of pure math
5 facts about Jean Bartik, expert programmer of the world's first computer
"The ENIAC was a son of a b**** to program"
Maryam Mirzakhani’s mathematical legacy lives on
The first woman to win a Fields Medal was only 40 when she died, but she revolutionized mathematics