The followers of Leibniz in Germany and those of Newton in England are neglecting their productive work in favor of serving as “cat’s-paws and hired leg-breakers,” as Root puts it, in arguments over ...

An Iowa teen just doodled his way into Caltech and MIT. Senior Dezell Turner of Des Moines' Central Academy created a little something special for his college applications. He used his skills on the ...

The wonderful, talented, and fabulous Jennifer Ouellette (with whom, though I know she reads this blog, I would never, of course, try to curry favor by calling her wonderful, talented, and fabulous – ...

In basketball, talent can come from anywhere. But does it? Here at Nylon Calculus, we examine where NBA players are born and how the landscape of NBA origins has changed over time. Let’s look at the ...