Introduction to ciphers and substitution. Alice and Bob and Carl and Julius: terminology and Caesar Cipher ; The key to the matter: generalizing the Caesar Cipher ; Multiplicative ciphers ; Affine ...

We explore the astonishing mathematics behind an ancient stone vessel. Uncover the secrets of its design, from radial transversal patterns to the golden ratio, and how they built a CAD model with ...

This is episode two of a three-part series. You can listen to part one here and part three here. [CLIP: Theme music] Rachel Feltman: Ever wondered what math actually is? No? Well, mathematicians sure ...

When researchers say a “Century-Old Calculation For Pi Might Help Explain the Secrets of the Universe,” they are pointing to this resonance between human-made series and naturally occurring patterns, ...

“There are five fundamental operations in mathematics,” the German mathematician Martin Eichler supposedly said. “Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modular forms.” Part of the joke, ...