This is another fun summary of a math heavy paper for SIAM News. It is about dandelion seeds and fluid mechanics. Basically it says that dandelion seeds are good at flying because their structure does a really cool vortex thing. The little parachutes above them get the air to roll round and around above them, creating an area of low pressure that "sucks" them up. I love working on these pieces because I get to really dive in to understand the highly technical aspects of the p