And it all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes.” An “aperiodic monotile,” or einstein, is a shape that tiles an infinite flat surface in a nonrepeating pattern. The ...
In 1934, <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/health/a30268860/negativity-effect/" id="10a1af0c-54d5-3326-afd4-f24cff019809"> psychologist </a> Max Wertheimer sent a ...
Earlier this spring, tiling aficionados thought maybe they’d found the shape of their dreams. Now they’re certain. By Siobhan Roberts In March, a team of mathematical tilers announced their solution ...
2025 marked a historic year in mathematics. Researchers solved a major case of Hilbert’s ambitious sixth problem, proved a sweeping new theorem about hyperbolic surfaces, and settled the longstanding ...
In 1934, psychologist Max Wertheimer sent a letter to his friend, the physicist Albert Einstein, with the following puzzle enclosed. There's an old car that needs to go up and down a hill. The hill is ...
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