What the Golden Ratio Says About Your Belly Button
The secret beauty in apples, stars and the center of you.
By Steven Strogatz and
Math, Revealed
Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the math behind it and follows it to places you wouldn’t expect.
Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the math behind it and follows it to places you wouldn’t expect.
Highlights
CreditJens Mortensen for The New York Times How a Puzzle About Fractions Got Brain Scans Rolling
A story of bowling pins, patterns and medical miracles.
By Steven Strogatz and
CreditJens Mortensen for The New York Times Where Pi Equals 4 and Circles Aren’t Round
In the world of taxicab geometry, even the Pythagorean theorem takes a back seat.
By Steven Strogatz and
CreditJens Mortensen for The New York Times How Bees, Beer Cans and Data Solve the Same Packing Problem
Trying to fit it all in? There’s a trick to it, even in 24 dimensions.
By Steven Strogatz and
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Current EventsTeach Triangular Numbers With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
Invite students to uncover how a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain.
By Patrick Honner
Unpack the Math of Packing With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
Invite students to explore how bees, soda cans and big data all solve the same problem: not enough space.
By Patrick Honner
Math Lesson PlanExplore the Math Behind the Golden Ratio With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
What do an apple, a pentagram and a belly button have in common? They all invite students to investigate a famous geometric proportion.
By Patrick Honner
Math Lesson PlanTeach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
Welcome students to a world of math where pi equals 4 and circles aren’t round.
By Patrick Honner
Math, RevealedHow Much of Our Math Series Did You Retain? Try This Quiz.
Test your knowledge of taxicab geometry, triangular numbers, the golden ratio and more.
By Steven Strogatz
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