Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

Elementary school is the perfect time to show students that mathematics isn’t just about numbers—it’s about the patterns and structures that shape our world. When young learners experience math ...

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“The Shape of Things,” a play written by Neil LaBute and directed by Emiliano Caceres Manzano ’26, will premiere on Thursday in the Saybrook Underbrook. “The Shape of Things” examines the lives of ...

At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display. By Siobhan Roberts It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the Dutch sculptor Rinus Roelofs organizes his life ...

The relationship between artistic training and academic performance has long intrigued educational psychologists, with particular attention to how disciplinary specialization shapes cognitive ...

An exciting new study reveals the hidden genetic architecture of quantitative ability, showing how brain wiring and signaling shape math skills independently of general intelligence. Study: A genetic ...

The premise of Marcus du Sautoy’s Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity is that mathematics and creativitiy spring from the same well — structure. Individual numbers exist without human help.

“Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static” opens at Harvard Art Museums on Saturday from pieces the artist’s estate gifted recently to the museum. Andrade is an icon in the op-art movement, which ...