Author: Patrick Honner

What does John Nash’s game theory equilibrium concept look like in Rock-Paper-Scissors?

To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape.

Simple math can help scheming politicians manipulate district maps and cruise to victory. But it can also help identify and fix the problem.

Triangles fit effortlessly together, as do squares. When it comes to pentagons, what gives?