Hearing a Master’s Voice
The spools of wire above contain the only known live recording of the legendary
folk singer Woody Guthrie.
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Going with the Floes
A branch of mathematics called percolation theory helps explain how salt water
travels through sea ice . . .
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Predicting Storm Surge
Storm surge is often the most devastating part of a hurricane.
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Targeting Tumors
Geometry, partial differential equations, and integer linear
programming all allow doctors to inflict maximum damage to tumors.
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Pinpointing Style
Mathematics is not just numbers and brute force calculation — there is considerable
art and elegance to the subject
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Finding Fake Photos
Actually, they weren’t caught together at all — their images were put together with
software.
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Making movies come alive
Many movie animation techniques are based on mathematics.
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Making Votes Count
The outcome of elections is often determined more by the voting procedure than by the votes themselves.
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Folding for Fun and Function
Origami paper folding may not seem like a subject for mathematical investigation or one with sophisticated applications
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Unearthing Power Lines
Votes are cast by the full membership in each house of Congress, but much of the important maneuvering occurs in committees.
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Putting Music on the Map
A recent mathematical breakthrough uses topology to represent musical chords as points in a space called an orbifold
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Tripping the Light - Fantastic!
Invisibility is no longer confined to fiction.
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