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Euclid

On Being Perfect (Numbers)

Mario Livio | Posted 04.02.2013 | Science
Mario Livio

A number is called perfect if it is precisely equal to the sum of all the numbers that divide it exactly (excluding the number itself). In this sense, it's neither too large nor too small; it's just "perfect."

Lincoln and Liberal Education

Christopher Nelson | Posted 03.28.2013 | College
Christopher Nelson

Lincoln, self-educated, a versatile and critical thinker, questioned prevailing assumptions of his day, and, in his search for truth, drew upon mathematical axioms as a storehouse of principles he might apply to his political philosophy.

Multiple Tornadoes Reported Along Gulf Coast

AP | JIM VAN ANGLEN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY | Posted 02.24.2013 | Green

MOBILE, Ala. — Twisters hopscotched across the Deep South, and, along with brutal, straight-line winds, knocked down countless trees, blew the r...

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Unveils the 'Mathematics' of Breaking Gridlock in Washington

Ravi Chaudhary | Posted 01.21.2013 | Politics
Ravi Chaudhary

The release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln may have been intentionally delayed until after the presidential election. However its debut has unintentionally arrived in time to impact an event of equal political importance.

Euclid Again

Lynne Bundesen | Posted 04.09.2012 | Home
Lynne Bundesen

I could be swimming, or doing my grocery shopping or lunching with friends. But no, I am facing a blackboard of propositions designed in 300 BC.

PHOTOS: 10 Denver Restaurant Week Picks

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Earlier this week, Visit Denver, the city's convention and visitors bureau, unveiled the participants for this year's Denver Restaurant Week. Now in i...