Volume 46 | Number 06 | JulyAugust 2013
How Will the Fast Multipole Method Fare in the Exascale Era?

How Will the Fast Multipole Method Fare in the Exascale Era?

As computers get faster, people want to solve larger problems, eventually bringing fast algorithms to the forefront.

Cardiac Modeling

Cardiac Modeling

Advances in computer modeling are transforming our understanding of the heart's function in health and disease.

What Does It Take to Succeed as a Data Scientist in the Big Data Era?

What Does It Take to Succeed as a Data Scientist in the Big Data Era?

“Big Data” was a pervasive theme at the 2013 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining, held in...

Letters to the Editor: Predicting the Financial Crisis—View from the Real World

Letters to the Editor: Predicting the Financial Crisis—View from the Real World

Steve Hellinger responds to James Cases's recent review of The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver.

New Chinese Center Bridges Mathematics and Science/Technology

New Chinese Center Bridges Mathematics and Science/Technology

Part of the “Innovation 2020” program launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, NCMIS has six...

Quantitative Evidence Often a Tough Sell in Court

Quantitative Evidence Often a Tough Sell in Court

Michael O. Finkelstein reviews Math on Trial by Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez

The Interdisciplinary Quest for New Ideas in Economics

The Interdisciplinary Quest for New Ideas in Economics

James Case reviews The Physics of Wall Street: The History of Predicting the Unpredictable by James Owen Weatherall.

Geometry Meets Art in an Arcimboldesque Assemblage

Geometry Meets Art in an Arcimboldesque Assemblage

Philip Davis reviews Manifold Mirrors: The Crossing Paths of the Arts and Mathematics by Felipe Cucker.

NSF Announces Funding Opportunities

NSF Announces Funding Opportunities

The NSF and the U.S. Department of the Treasury invite proposals to the CIFRAM program.