In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look at the often blurry line between math and science.

While there’s some math in Seattle landmarks, there’s also plenty of math to be found in your Seattle neighborhood. Join me on a walk around my neighborhood, where I spot some interesting geometric and topological structures.

In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look at the order of operations and how it came about.

In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look a the ways letters were slowly introduced into math over the ages.

In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look at Steven Stadnicki’s polyhex puzzle-a-day calendar.

In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look at a proof of the Pythagorean theorem, some generalizations, and its relationship with distances in 2D, 3D, and beyond.

Are there mathematicians from Texas? Absolutely! In this week’s Ask a Mathematician, we look at the distinguished careers of Thomas Hales and Mary Wheeler.

AI can already generate mathematical proofs—but can it create genuinely new mathematics? In this month's Ask a Mathematician, Nick Rauh explores the rapidly evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and mathematical discovery. From the limitations of today's AI models to recent breakthroughs on longstanding problems, he examines what mathematicians mean by a "novel proof" and why that question is more complicated than it first appears.

We look at the evolution of geometry as a field

Dear mathematician,

How hard did you study?

– Josie