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Try writing a novel without using the letter “e.”
We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
It’s the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!
Epigenetic entropy shows that you can’t fully understand cancer without mathematics.
The solution involves the infamous Navier-Stokes equations, which are so difficult, there is a $1-million prize for solving them.
It’s simpler, more compact, and reusable from year-to-year in a way that no other calendar is. Here’s both how it works and how to use it.
It’s called the “hipster effect,” and a study from Brandeis University mathematician Jonathan Touboul explains how it happens.
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Parity tasks (such as odd and even categorisation) are considered abstract and high-level numerical concepts in humans.
It’s spooky, and it’s happening all around us. And inside us.
Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
With a record-setting $1.9 billion jackpot, you’d think it’s a no-brainer to buy a Powerball ticket. But the math truly shows otherwise.
Does it have a deeper significance — or is it just a number?
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
If you can model anything in the Universe with an equation, mathematics is how you get the solution(s). Physics must go a step further.
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
Since at least 600 BC, people have been mesmerized by the concept of the infinite.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
Equations that describe time travel are fully compatible and consistent with relativity — but physics is not mathematics.
Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
When making any tough decision, the key is not to be overly exploratory or exploitative.
The quadratic formula isn’t just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
The Universe has asymmetries, but that’s a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.
The smartest person in the world was Isaac Newton, a true polymath whose brilliance never has been, nor ever will be, surpassed.
From physics and alchemy to theology and eschatology, Isaac Newton’s research was rooted in a personal pursuit of the Divine.