Volume 55 | Number 03 | April 2022
Biological Near-symmetries Explain the Similarity and Diversity of Life

Biological Near-symmetries Explain the Similarity and Diversity of Life

Because biological symmetries are not mathematically precise, mathematical biologists must find new ways to express them.

The London Millennium Footbridge Revisited: Emergent Instability Without Synchronization

The London Millennium Footbridge Revisited: Emergent Instability Without Synchronization

Researchers argue that synchronization in pedestrian footstep timing on a bridge is a consequence of instability.

Private Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning on Encrypted Data

Private Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning on Encrypted Data

Homomorphic encryption has the potential to protect the privacy of sensitive data in machine learning applications.

How Can I Help Ukraine? And Why Should Applied Mathematicians Care?

How Can I Help Ukraine? And Why Should Applied Mathematicians Care?

Jeff Sachs asks researchers to remember the cost to the scientific and mathematical communities from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Looking Ahead to the 2022 SIAM Annual Meeting

Looking Ahead to the 2022 SIAM Annual Meeting

The 2022 SIAM Annual Meeting will bring together researchers in a hybrid format from July 11-15 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sofia Kovalevskaya: Mathematician and Writer

Sofia Kovalevskaya: Mathematician and Writer

Ernest Davis reviews Mathematician with the Soul of a Poet: Poems and Plays of Sofia Kovalevskaya.

Cosine Addition Formula and Perpetual Motion

Cosine Addition Formula and Perpetual Motion

Mark Levi presents a simple physical interpretation of a familiar trigonometric identity in terms of work.

Celebrating the Launch of the Mathematics for Action Toolkit

Celebrating the Launch of the Mathematics for Action Toolkit

The global mathematics community recently produced a toolkit titled Mathematics for Action: Supporting Science-Based Decision Making