Doing the Math

Why do so many people think they hate math?  Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg says deep down inside, we all think mathematically.  We just don't know it.

Sarah Flannery is an Irish mathematician and former child prodigy.  She won the EU Young Scientist of the Year award when she was 16 for her work on the Cayley-Purser algorithm.  She challenges us to  the Russian Postal System puzzle. 

There's a special mystique to the number pi -- songs have been written about it and there's a day  named after it.  Jordan Ellenberg explains why.

August is Ghost Month in Taiwan—a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid large purchases.  It's also the setting for Ed Lin's newest mystery.  Lin is a 3-time winner of the Asian-American Literary Award.