This is meant to be light mathematical entertainment, exploring simple yet unusual phenomena involving rational, irrational, transcendental numbers. We will also glean a few open problems. This event is part of a series […]
Starting from just a sheet of paper, by folding, stacking, crumpling, tearing, we shall explore a rich variety of phenomena, from magic tricks and geometry through elasticity and the traditional […]
International Day of Mathematics 2026: Mathematics and Hope Saturday March 14 from 12 – 4pmSunday March 15 from 12 – 4 pm To celebrate International Day of Mathematics, SMRI presents our Maths […]
Humans tend to be better at physics than at mathematics. When an apple falls from a tree, there are more people who can catch it — they sense physically how the apple moves — than people who can compute […]
