Nearly twenty years after I graduated high school and my last calculus class, I still get that nightmare where I’m at the exam for a calculus course I somehow forgot to attend, or that I faked my way ...

A multi-colored abacus used to calculate simple mathematical expressions. Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels. There are certain passages from books I’ve read that stay with me, and that later come to ...

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Math is magic. It is the language of the universe in which most laws abide by. Galileo said that “The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics,” and on Nov. 23, we reflect on how a ...

This is episode one of a three-part series. You can listen to part two here and part three here. [CLIP: Wind howls] Rachel Feltman: When Tom Crawford climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and stood 5,895 meters ...

It’s wild to think that a math puzzle from the 1200s is now helping power AI, encryption, and the digital world we live in.

Mathematics continues to serve as a fundamental language through which scientific phenomena are deciphered and understood. Its ability to provide models that not only describe but also explain ...

This post was co-authored by Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring We are used to thinking about people, places, and things as beautiful. A particular combination of sensations evokes the pleasure that ...