A new issue of Journal of Humanistic Mathematics is out. Is mathematics about to die? More precisely, are we rapidly approaching a time when progress in mathematics effectively comes to an end? Matt Jones on 5 things you won't believe math can predict. An eternity of infinities: Ashutosh Jogalekar on the power and beauty of mathematics. Is mathematics behind our attraction to beauty? Ian Stewart on the hardest math problem in the world. Rachel Thomas and Julia Hawkins on imagining a planet made of mathematics. What is the answer to that stupid math problem on Facebook? The first chapter from Invisible in the Storm: The Role of Mathematics in Understanding Weather by Ian Roulstone and John Norbury. Should business be allowed to patent mathematics? A long-running philosophical debate is being rehashed in the world of business, and big money is at stake, says Stephen Ornes.
