David Cutler is in the spotlight for his work on a tasty-sounding mathematics problem. In January, the New York Times featured a research paper authored by Cutler and Neil Sloane, the founder of The ...

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Cubic Figures launches on Xbox, PC, Play Anywhere. Solve minimalist block puzzles as you rotate and place shapes to complete ...