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  1. Math

    Ever wonder where our math symbols came from? Here are their stories

    Their quirky history could help us better appreciate math as a living language — one whose symbols evolved over centuries.

    By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran
  2. Math

    Fractals describe patterns hidden all around us

    Over the last 50 years, fractals have challenged ideas about geometry and pushed math, science and technology into unexpected areas.

    By Stephen Ornes