Poppy Seed Bagel MathMathematician Ed Saff of Vanderbilt University has discovered a new way to solve a complex -- if trivial -- mathematical dilemma: how to spread poppy seeds evenly across a bagel. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about his solution.
Mathematician Ed Saff of Vanderbilt University has discovered a new way to solve a complex — if trivial — mathematical dilemma: how to spread poppy seeds evenly across a bagel. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about his solution.