Proving math is good for endurance sports

Theoretical math and endurance exercise go together like paper and pencil, says Ken Ono, above. "Each activity makes me better at the o...

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How culture shaped a mathematician

"I like to connect abstract math with things that are really concrete," says Skip Garibaldi. Photo by Bryan Meltz. By Carol Clark ...

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Fueling the dream of travel to the stars

Interstellar travel is a fantasy of many children, and believe it or not, the ambition of some scientists. Photo from 2008 Maker Faire by Ji...

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The price of your soul: How your brain decides whether to 'sell out'

By Carol Clark A neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processe...

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