Seattle Universal Math Museum

June is a month of transition at SUMM: we're $50,000 from our fiscal year goal, saying goodbye to Origami, and getting ready to welcome a brand-new Games + Puzzles exhibit.

Want to make an even bigger impact? Join the Square Giving Circle, our monthly giving community. Members receive exclusive benefits including quarterly puzzles and museum discounts. If you join during June, we'll also send you the latest puzzle and discounts.

And while you're thinking about what's next for SUMM, don't miss what's here now! This month we'll begin refreshing our museum space as we prepare to replace our Origami exhibit with a brand-new Games + Puzzles exhibit. If you haven't had a chance to experience Origami yet, now is the time—it's your last opportunity before it folds away.

Thank you for helping make math accessible, playful, and engaging for our community.

Can AI actually discover new mathematics?

Most of us have seen AI get simple math problems wrong, but recent advances are raising a fascinating question: what happens when AI starts helping solve problems that have challenged mathematicians for decades?

In this month's Ask a Mathematician, Nick Rauh explores whether artificial intelligence can produce truly novel mathematical proofs and looks at what "creativity" might mean in the world of mathematics.

Sandwiches, pizza, and pancakes in one post? Perhaps you can tell we wrote this week's MIRL before lunch!