mathematics
Data Viz Charts the Rise (And Fall) of Pokémon GO
Kirell Benzi deconstructs the hype around the viral sensation of the summer.
Algorithmic Frame "Paintings" Remove the Art, But Not The Artistry
The art of framing and math find common ground in Taylor Holland's 'Fra[mes]' series.
Minimalist Optical Patterns Emerge in Max Cooper’s New Music Video
For Max Cooper’s track “Waves,” experimental video artist Kevin McGloughlin conjures hypnotic, minimalist waveforms.
Figure Painting and Black Holes Collide in Vibrant Geometries
What happens when a math student/graffiti kid takes to painting?
Mathematicians Still Years from Verifying Nightmare 500-Page Proof
Shinichi Mochizuki's proof of the abc conjecture remains an enigma.
Forget Columbus, Eratosthenes Disproved the Flat Earth Myth
He even calculated the planet's circumference almost perfectly. In 240 BC.
45 Minutes of Algorithmic Genius Compose Karma Fields' Full Album Music Video
Chinese artist Raven Kwok unveils a monumental generative art video that integrates with Karma Fields' album ‘New Age | Dark Age.'
Can You Decode This Mysterious Visual Journey?
Visual artist Artem Tarkhanov fuses the history of mathematics and art in a new video known as 'beweistheorie I.'
Tattoo Artist Covers Bodies with Sacred Geometry and Mythological Animals
Jaya Suartika makes the body a canvas for his fragmented mythologies, animals, and patterns.
Read an Excerpt from Ethan Canin's New Novel 'A Doubter's Almanac'
The acclaimed author's new novel is about a mathematical genius and the ways his intelligence becomes a liability, scorching him and those he's close to.
These Digital Artworks Depict the Impossible-to-Visualize Hypercube
Manfred Mohr has been making algorithmic artworks inspired by the hypercube and its many possible dimensions for nearly 40 years.
The Strangest, Most Spectacular Bridge Collapse (And How We Got It Wrong)
How a textbook example of an engineering failure—and the famous video that captured it—got twisted.