Math
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The stars in our cells
A relatively recent study showed that transcription factors tend to hang out in specific areas of the nucleus, clustering like…
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Julia Robinson and the Cracking of Hilbert’s Tenth Problem (Women in Science 33)
For mathematicians, the only thing more exciting than proving a theorem is proving that it can never be proven. These…
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The Illustrated Women In Science: Year One!
Thrill to the jungle-crawling entomology of Maria Merian, cheer at the multi-dimensional mathematics of Maryam Mirzakhani, weep at the tragic…
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It Came From Teichmueller Space! The Mathematical Adventures of Maryam Mirzakhani
A square, who works as a lawyer in the two-dimensional world of Flatland, sits down with his hexagonal grandson: …
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The Woman Who Saved Shakespeare and Helped Win Two Wars: Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Friedman (Women In Science 20)
Before Elizebeth and William Friedman, American cryptanalysis did not exist. The best thing we had, theoretically, were the occasional musings…
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SoD X-post: Wikipedia 1, U Chicago News Office 0
[This post originally appeared on School of Doubt. Read it there or catch the beginning below.] I was browsing my…
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The Curve Who Became a Witch: The Mathematics of Maria Agnesi (Women In Science 18)
If any century would have favorably understood the manic blend of child shaming and twisted pride that is the typical…
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Five Great Novelty Education Songs for When You’re Done With Word Crimes
As Ryan posted today, thanks to Weird Al, it’s been a great week for nerds lying at the intersection of…
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