https://padlet.com/jbrenneckemset/mathnews Directions: Select a current events article related to mathematics. In your post, include a link to your article, a summary of the article, and your reaction to the article. Did you learn something new or exciting? Do you have an opinion about what the article discusses? Etc. Comment on at least two other posts. en-us 2021-11-17 15:15:13 UTC 2026-02-26 10:57:05 UTC hello@padlet.com jbrenneckemset https://padlet.com/jbrenneckemset/mathnews/wish/1897193426 A team of mathematicians have discovered how apples get their distinct shapes, specifically the cusp shape.  The mathematicians researched collected various apples and compared them. Thy noticed the focal points of each shape and found the dimple in the apple, where the stem meets the apple itself, to be what helped determine the overall shape of each apple.  

The research team is from Peterhouse College at Cambridge University in the UK. Funny enough, this is Sir Isaac Newton's alma mater where Newton is famous for "discovering gravity" from a falling apple.]]> 2021-11-17 15:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jbrenneckemset/mathnews/wish/1897193426