Volume 46 | Number 02 | March 2013
Modeling the Origin of Eusociality

Modeling the Origin of Eusociality

Bill Kolata discusses a 2010 paper that challenged a decades-old explanation for the evolution of “eusocial organization” in many insects.

GRACE Satellite Data Delineates Changing Earth Surface

GRACE Satellite Data Delineates Changing Earth Surface

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment maps the Earth’s gravitational field with previously unattained...

Obituaries: Chia-Chiao Lin, 1916-2013

Obituaries: Chia-Chiao Lin, 1916-2013

The 16th president of SIAM, Chia-Chiao Lin died in Beijing on January 13, at the age of 96.

Gaussian Elimination as an Iterative Algorithm

Gaussian Elimination as an Iterative Algorithm

Alex Townsend and Lloyd N. Trefethen point out that gaussian elimination has an iterative side.

An Unconventional History of the Early IAS Computer

An Unconventional History of the Early IAS Computer

Thomas Haigh reviews Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson.

New Momentum for Applied Mathematics in East Asia

New Momentum for Applied Mathematics in East Asia

The opportunity to host EASIAM2012 injected new momentum into applied mathematics in Taiwan.

Back Story: Mathematics Awareness Month 2013

Back Story: Mathematics Awareness Month 2013

Mathematics Awareness Month is held each April to raise awareness of the important role mathematics plays in our lives. 

SIAM Journals Introduce Supplementary Materials

SIAM Journals Introduce Supplementary Materials

A committee recently formulated recommendations for expanding the online options associated with SIAM journal papers.

The 2012 Ig Nobel for Physics

The 2012 Ig Nobel for Physics

Read a letter to the editor praising "And the Ig Nobel Goes to...Joseph B. Keller," which published in December.