When we communicate important numbers, there’s always a chance we’ll mistype, misspeak, or mishear them. Fortunately, there are mathy tricks for issuing numbers that can be checked for common mistakes!

Many of the games we play depend on rolling dice, shuffling decks, or other random processes. But how can we get seemingly random outputs from deterministic devices like computers and smartphones? This week’s MIRL looks at random number generation and pseudorandomness.

When writing chord progressions for a song, it often sounds more pleasing if each chord has something in common with the next. How can math help create a “nearby” chord palette?

When you use a search engine, the results come to you in an order and often the thing you are looking for is towards the top. There’s some math behind that!

Stop signs are octagons and yield signs are triangles. What other shapes do we use?

If you’ve ever tried meticulously tearing an orange peel off as a single piece, this week's MIRL looks at one of the shapes you might end up with!

This week’s MIRL looks at some of the challenges in making a flat map from our spherical world.

Have you ever noticed that the hardest part of blowing up a balloon is at the beginning? There’s some math and science behind that!

How can math help make our world more vibrant? This week’s MIRL focuses on some of the math of colors!

With the Stanley Cup finals continuing on Tuesday, this week's MIRL looks at some of the angles in hockey.