Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots. By Siobhan Roberts The words “optimal” and “optimize” derive from the ...

Hungarian scholar Gábor Domokos aims to understand the physical world by describing its forms in the simplest possible geometry. It takes Gábor Domokos about an hour to pick his way up into the hills ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Will I ever need math besides for school or work ...