math

David Foster Wallace, mathematician

He's long been celebrated for his fiction's grotesque hyperrealism, but few acknowledge its bold use of fractals

Kyle McCarthy, LA Review of Books Topics: David Foster Wallace, literature, LA Review of Books, math, Infinite Jest, Fractals

Pundits appear especially threatened by the New York Times math wiz this election cycle. Why are they so scared?

Alex Pareene 134 Topics: Joe Scarborough, Politico, Nate Silver, 2012 Elections, math

One Twitter user claims he will never forget the "equation for Pie"

Prachi Gupta 22 Topics: formulas, math, pie, pi, dumb tweet, Twitter, equations