Throughout the process, individual Mathemalchemists (not all from the inner group) volunteered their individual stories, chronicling one aspect of Mathemalchemy from a point of view of their own choosing.
Notices article: Q&A with the Mathemalchemists collaborators
When asked to contribute a Chronicle about their experience in writing, illustrating and revising the Notices article, in the August 2022 issue, the authors…
Antikythera Mechanism
Antikythera Mechanism: an inspiring suggestion When Ingrid suggested having the Antikythera Mechanism somewhere in the Knotical scene, I dove for the chance to…
How to knit a Tortoise in n+1 steps
Tess the Tortoise was designed with a knit body and a ceramic shell. The shell was designed by the amazing creature-creating potter, Liz…
Cootie Catcher Fortune Tellers
Fold one of our Cootie Catcher Fortune Tellers and reveal your mathematic future… Download our PDF
Round Peg, Square Hole: Designing Clay Critters for Mathemalchemy
Since joining the Mathemalchemy project, I have found myself discussing questions that I never could have anticipated asking previously—questions like “why would a…
Spotlight on Stereographic Projections
Watch Henry Segerman’s video chronicle. One of the mathematical scenes that I’ve been involved with is the lighthouse. The top of the lighthouse…
Origami in Mathemalchemy
A long time ago, I discovered with origami a way to express fascinating and complex mathematical concepts in delicate, infinite and touching forms:…
Snowflakes and Lasers
It is always snowing over Riemann-Lebesgue Hill. This snow is likely a bit different from what you see falling in your neighborhood. The…
Prime Play on a Prime Day 3/11/43×473 and 11 are prime, and while we are not in a prime year, 2021 is the product of two consecutive primes.
The Chipmunks Sorting Primes Vignette in a way expresses my path in mathematics which went from a blind acceptance of facts – here’s…
Knots, trivial and otherwise
I think about knots a lot these days, and I think about how complicated those knots are. My work involves knots, and knots…
If You Give a Mouse Some Symmetries
In recent years, I have been increasingly absorbed by representing different symmetry structures in various fiber arts: knitting, embroidery, beadwork, and so forth.…
Converging and Diverging Ball Arches
Two Ball Arches over Mathemalchemy When you first saw Mathemalchemy, what struck you the most? Let’s guess it’s the two arches showing balls…
Dodecahedral Trajectory
Mathemalchemy’s beacon reflects a 2020 breakthrough of mathematicians Jayadev Athreya, David Aulicino and Patrick Hooper. Bronna Butler, professional artist, math lover and Mathemalchemy…
Path to the Garden
About a year ago, I was lucky to have attended Ingrid’s and Dominique’s presentation at the JMM where they introduced their proposal for…
Primes in the Garden
When people ask me what number theory (my research area) is, we invariably end up talking about primes. When they ask me what…
The Mandelbrot Bakery
Discover the mathematical inspiration underpinning the creation of the Mandelbrot Bakery. One of Marjorie Rice’s tilings, symmetry, Vladimir Arnold’s cat, dynamical systems and…
The Maquette’s Creation Process
Bringing together twenty-three mathematical artists and artistic mathematicians to create a large multimedia art installation requires planning . . . and a detailed…
Tess the Tortoise’s Story
When Dominique asked for proposals for Mathemalchemy scenes, I sent her a proposal like this: “Something involving infinity . . . Zeno’s path…
Conway’s Curios
Conway’s Curios is a small shop that satisfies your need for all sorts of curious mathematical objects. It sits downtown in the imaginary…
