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But, in fact, math pops up everywhere – even in the soap bubbles in your kitchen sink. While washing dishes when I was 13, I noticed that the soap bubbles formed tiny 3D polygons, packed ...

The decades-old Sullivan’s conjecture, about the best way to minimize the surface area of a bubble cluster, was thought to be out of reach for three bubbles and up — until a new breakthrough result.

In addition to explaining natural phenomena, math can help strengthen your brain. Liz Arnold, CC BY-ND ...