Elena Holodny: What's interesting in chaos theory right now? Steven Strogatz: I’m often very interested in whatever my students get interested in. I primarily think of myself as a teacher and a guide.

NEW YORK — It's not every day that a gala event is devoted to the celebration of math, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday night (Oct. 14), when actor Alan Alda and mathematician Steve Strogatz ...

I once had someone tell me a story of being on an airplane seated next to someone who was writing a dissertation in either math or economics (I forgot which). They asked their companion what their ...