Math gets a bad rap in the creative community. To be fair, devotees of facts and figures return the compliment. They push to make S.T.E.M. (science, technology engineering and math) the heart of ...

“Help me and let me help you.” Or in Ghana’s Twi language: “Boa me na me mmoa wo.” The aphorism signifies cooperation and interdependence. And like many Twi expressions, it can be communicated with a ...

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 ...

At the National Museum of Mathematics, origami helps bridge the gap between art and math and finds the beauty in both. Faye E. Goldman's origami, center, on view at the National Museum of Mathematics ...

"This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understand the physical world they see before them and the ...

With declining U.S. student math scores, our schools would be wise to adopt a new formula that is sure to paint a prettier picture for the country’s STEM rankings. Combining math and art classes may ...