Volume 53 | Number 09 | November 2020

From Magnets to Melt Ponds

Researchers have adapted the Ising model to study the geometry of meltwater’s distribution over the surface of Arctic sea ice.

Modeling Resource Demands and Constraints for COVID-19 Intervention Strategies

Quantifying the efficacy of contact tracing is crucial to understanding the impact of disease control strategies.

To understand insect flight, researchers study aerodynamics, evolution, and the biological workings of insect bodies.

Much has changed in web technology since MathJax’s introduction, but version 3 continues to bring quality math typesetting to all modern browsers.

The morphology and flow patterns of rivers impact the spread of invasive populations and their potential management.

Experts have recently integrated new and innovative research into scientific visualization software.

The new NSF-funded Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation at the University of Chicago will address various scientific challenges.

James Case reviews "Smart Baseball" by sportswriter Keith Law, which addresses baseball's quantitative revolution.

SIAM's online booth at the 2020 USA Science and Engineering Festival engaged virtual visitors.

The author of Mathematics of Social Choice reflects on the mathematical structure of fair elections and fair resource allocation.

Mark Levi provides several geometrical proofs for a geometric sum formula.

The Colombia section of SIAM held a school for students and professionals interested in applied mathematics.

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