Although most widely recognized for her roles in iconic television shows like “The Wonder Years” and “The West Wing,” Danica McKellar is an internationally recognized mathematician. In the wake of her ...

Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...

Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves. Like many people who would ...