By Keith Devlin @KeithDevlin@fediscience.org, @profkeithdevlin.bsky.social This month marks the 30th anniversary of the MAA website you are looking at, which back then was a new members-service medium called MAA Online.  “Devlin’s Angle” was one of the regular features from the getgo. Out of curiosity, when I was deciding what to write about for January 2026, I looked...

By Tim Chartier, Davidson College I’m a professor of mathematics and computer science who specializes in sports analytics. Professional teams and national media outlets call to get help from my students and me. Sound like a dream job? It is to me. But the best part isn’t the bright lights—it’s the everyday work of using...