MoMath congratulates Ingrid Daubechies, 2023–2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Museum, on receiving the National Medal of Science! Her wavelet theory revolutionized image processing, impacting fields from art restoration to medical imaging.

🎥 Join MoMath for an evening of Starring Math! On Tuesday, 1/14, 6:30pm ET (online), Visiting Professor David Reimann hosts a discussion of Coded Bias. Explore how algorithms impact our lives. Watch on Netflix, then join the conversation. Register: momath.org/starring

🃏 Think fast, think smart! Join MoMath for the 2025 SET Tournament on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm at 225 Fifth Ave, NYC. Compete for fun or for the title of SET Champion and win The Joy of SET signed by the authors! 🎟️ Register now: momath.org/set/

Calling all graduating math majors: Applications are now open for the Exponent Fellowship. Meet bright math-minded people from all over the world, enhance your mathematical knowledge, and spend a year living and working in NYC. Learn more and apply at momath.org/exponent.

1 like 📷 Register now to reserve your spot: momath.org/math-encounters/🎉 What are the odds two people in a group share the same birthday? You’ll be surprised by the answer! Join us at the National Museum of Mathematics for an unforgettable Math Encounters event!

MoMath wishes everyone a very happy 1^3+2^3+3^3+4^3+5^3+6^3+7^3+8^3+9^3

Today is 12/12/24! That's 12 years since MoMath first opened its doors on 12/12/12. We can also rewrite today's date as 12/12/(12/(1/2)). 🤯

Explore 3D drawing using projective geometry with Columbia Professor Douglas W. Dwyer, and uncover surprising connections between the mathematics of art and quantitative finance. Register for a FREE 4 pm or 7 pm in-person session Wednesday, Dec 11 at momath.org/math-encounters.

Friends and followers of MoMath, let's connect on Bluesky! ➡️🦋 bsky.app/profile/momath.bsky… We're now posting there in addition to your regularly scheduled posts here on 𝑥.

Throwback to last month's Origami Illusions event with Dave Masunaga. Just a small preview of the fun to be had at MoMath's in person and online events!

Join speaker @EmanuelDerman tonight, Dec 4 at 6:30 pm for a lecture on quantitative finance in honor of Peter Carr. Emanuel has developed industry-standard financial models over his celebrated career (Goldman Sachs, KKR Prisma Capital, Columbia). Register momath.org/simplified.

Thank you for your continued support of MoMath and its programs, which have brought the wonders of mathematics to a global audience. We hope you will make a tax-deductible donation to MoMath, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, at momath.org/GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday2024

Winner winner turkey dinner!

We can celebrate Thanksgiving by stuffing a turkey — or we can find two functions g(x) and h(x) that we can "stuff" f(x) = x²sin(1/x) between that will allow us to use the squeeze theorem to find and prove its limit as x approaches 0. Yum! Any takers?