To mathematicians, equations are art. Just as many are moved by a painting or piece of music, to those who appreciate and understand math, expressions of numbers, variables, operations and relations ...

“I think math is beautiful,” Strickland said, recalling a college class in which her instructor asked students to define math in one word. “People were writing things like ‘rigorous’ and ‘exact’ and ...

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 ...