Richard A. Friedman in the Sunday New York Times wonders what it is about math that makes it so elegant and aesthetically appealing. He asks, “Is it the internal logic? The unique mix of simplicity ...

This post was co-authored by Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring We are used to thinking about people, places, and things as beautiful. A particular combination of sensations evokes the pleasure that ...

What is it that makes Euler's identity, e]iPi + 1 = 0, so special? In Euler's Pioneering Equation Robin Wilson shows how this simple, elegant, and profound formula links together perhaps the five most ...

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This post was co-authored by Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring We are used to thinking about people, places, and things as beautiful. A particular combination of sensations evokes the pleasure that ...