3 posts tagged ‘Mathematics’

• Mathematicians discover the ideal body shape for hula hooping

  Boing Boing, Jan 8, 2025

  Using 1/10th scale 3D-printed hula hooping robots and a lot of math, researchers have determined the ideal body shape for hula hooping.    LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?    CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Hula hooping is a simple child's activity but requires defying gravity. — Read the rest The post Mathematicians discover the ideal body shape for hula hooping appeared first on Boing Boing.

  Posthula hoopingMathematicsScience

• How Much of the World Is It Possible to Model?

  The New Yorker, Jan 15, 2024

  Mathematical models power our civilization—but they have limits.

  Culture / Annals of InquiryCOVID-19PandemicsMathematicsStatisticsArtificial Intelligence (A.I.)

• The Man Who Invented Fifteen Hundred Necktie Knots

  The New Yorker, Nov 10, 2023

  For tie aficionados, knots are an art form—and a surprisingly difficult math problem.

  Culture / Annals of InquiryMathematicsNeckties