Marketing Department . 2/19/25 Marketing Department . 2/19/25

Math in… Protein Folding

How does math help to predict the shape of proteins, and how can you help contribute to protein research with a free video game? Click to find out!

Marketing Department . 2/12/25 Marketing Department . 2/12/25

Math in… Taxes and Tariffs

In this week's MIRL, nothing can be said to be certain, except math and taxes. Click to learn how math is used to fund public projects!

Marketing Department . 2/5/25 Marketing Department . 2/5/25

Math in… Batteries and Current

You hopefully shouldn't find anything in this week's MIRL too shocking! Click to learn how math is used to describe electricity ⚡🔋

Marketing Department . 1/29/25 Marketing Department . 1/29/25

Math in… Flying a Plane

You've heard about elevator pitches, but what about rudder yaws? Click to learn how math is used to break down complicated 3D rotations!

Marketing Department . 1/22/25 Marketing Department . 1/22/25

Math in… Maps and Metrics

This week's MIRL will have you avoid walking into walls, if you weren't already! How can math help us describe distances when our paths are restricted?

Marketing Department . 1/15/25 Marketing Department . 1/15/25

Math in… Corals and Curves

If you want more surface area for your salad dressing in each bite, consider kale—or other greens with negative curvature! How can math help us describe the ways that surfaces curve?

Marketing Department . 1/8/25 Marketing Department . 1/8/25

Math in… Steep Roads

How can you assign a number to the steepness of a road? Click to learn how math can help us make big hills safer! 🚚⛰️

Marketing Department . 1/1/25 Marketing Department . 1/1/25

Math in… Packing Oranges

What does math have to say about the way apples and oranges are boxed and stacked? Click to find out about pennies, packing, and “kissing numbers”! 🍎🍊

Marketing Department . 12/25/24 Marketing Department . 12/25/24

Math in… Mark and Recapture

Why is this deer in stylish earrings? Click to find out how mathematicians and ecologists work together to save wildlife!

Marketing Department . 12/18/24 Marketing Department . 12/18/24

Math in… Fountains

Some might say today's MIRL is a little eccentric, but we prefer to think of it as focused! 😂 Click to learn how water fountains and comets teach us about parabolas and ellipses… (no, not those ellipses!)

Marketing Department . 12/10/24 Marketing Department . 12/10/24

Math in… Stone Walls

Marketing Department . 12/4/24 Marketing Department . 12/4/24

Math in… Seismographs

Marketing Department . 11/20/24 Marketing Department . 11/20/24

Math in… Clock Arithmetic

Marketing Department . 11/13/24 Marketing Department . 11/13/24

Math in… Vector Graphics

How do brands make their logos look great on everything from business cards to billboards? Click to find out the math behind it all!

Marketing Department . 11/6/24 Marketing Department . 11/6/24

Math in… Soap Bubbles

Have you ever felt so low-energy you formed a minimal surface? If so, you might be a soap bubble! Click to find out why bubbles are always spheres.

Marketing Department . 10/30/24 Marketing Department . 10/30/24

Math in… Toilet Paper?

How many rolls of toilet paper does it take to make a mummy? We hope your Halloween will be mostly treats, but how do you solve this trick?

Marketing Department . 10/23/24 Marketing Department . 10/23/24

Math in… Braids

If you thought a "braid group" was a hair braiding club, think again! What is braid theory, and how does this branch of math use expressions and equations to talk about braids?

Marketing Department . 10/16/24 Marketing Department . 10/16/24

Math in… Global Positioning Systems

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) help you find your way around by figuring out where you are. But how does it work, and how does geometry help?

Marketing Department . 10/9/24 Marketing Department . 10/9/24

Math in… Fair Division

Some things are as easy as pie, but fairly dividing a pie between friends might not be one of them! How can mathematics help everyone get their fair share?

Marketing Department . 10/2/24 Marketing Department . 10/2/24

Math in… Conveyor Belts

While many things in factories just need to get from one place to another, some might also need to be flipped over along the way. How do factories do it, and how can math explain how this works?

Math in Real Life