The final image ever captured by our late Mythematical Beasts Dept. editor ...
Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity” Part 1
The first of a finite series of comics adapting Escher's 1971 essay...
Talkin’ 2×2=5 Blues
Are we allowed to do talkin' blues algebra proofs? ~ If NOT, maybe this is why -- here's one inspired by Lewis Carroll. ~ Goes a little like this...
Math Flower
"When are we ever gonna see this in the REAL WORLD?"
Patchwork Cantor Angel
Here's a close up of another such creature ...
Cliche Conversion Charts
Bird(s) in bush as a function of bird(s) in hand, and other relationships ...
Recursive Load
I've been thinking about recursion lately, which of course (if you think about it) usually means I'm thinking about thinking about recursion, which of course...
Pointy Things + Round Things
Circles and Triangles are in many ways about a far apart as shapes can get; and yet... and yet.
Archimedes’ Fatal Work Ethic
You have to respect a mathematician who's so engrossed in his work that he doesn't even notice the Romans invading his city...
Dinner-Party Puzzle Fail
Charles Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) learns how NOT to perform post-prandial high-stakes testing...
Lewis Carroll’s River Crossing Puzzle
This logic puzzle was a favorite of math professor (and part-time wonderlander) Charles Dodgson ...
Alexander Horned Sphere
Sometimes you have to draw such a thing before it jumps up and comes to life and runs away on you ...
