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A mathematical formula that predicts which words people find funny might not get its own Comedy Central special, but it does offer insights into the human mind. Leslie Katz led a team that explored ...

If you haven’t celebrated Pi Day yet, what are you waiting for? This unofficial holiday rolls around every March 14 — that’s 3/14, matching the rounded number of pi. In case you need a refresher, pi ...

Gary Larson's The Far Side is famous for its creative use of language, surreal visuals and dark sense of humor, so it's kind of unfair that he also nailed mathematical humor. In these ten comics from ...

Lunch with a professional mathematician of the older generation. He told stories about 20th-century mathematicians. Lefschetz? “Yes, I met him. Can’t truthfully say I shook hands with him, though.” ...