While the study of mathematics is typically focused on learning how to apply mathematical operations and formulas, it's also ...

Mathematicians are investigating how the intricate folds in the human brain – which have increased as our species has evolved – help to improve our brainpower.

Hard as it may be to imagine, there’s a newly defined geometric shape on the books. Based on recent calculations, mathematicians have described a new classification they now call a “soft cell.” In its ...

Application to everyday problems: When you encounter a solution that works really well, reverse-engineer it. For example, if you usually hate running on the "dreadmill," but one day you quite enjoy it ...

Andrei Sakharov once described Igor Kurchatov as a man whose most pronounced trait was his fascination with "grand" science. The physicist who headed the Soviet nuclear program from 1943 until his ...

Paid and presented by University of Utah. On a brilliant white ice floe floating in the Arctic Ocean, a group of people in bulky coats adjust to the biting cold, having been dropped off by helicopter.

But a strategy for winning the game of chance has evaded mathematicians until now. A team of researchers in China has found that most players use a strategy that appears random, but consists of ...

A game of chess requires its players to think several moves ahead, a skill that computer programs have mastered over the ...

Three assistant professors at Brown, in applied mathematics, economics and mathematics, were among 126 scholars to receive ...

This documentary series tells the rich history and compelling stories of contemporary Black mathematicians, and portrays their struggles and accomplishments. This series showcases the significant ...

Hagoromo has been described as "the Rolls-Royce of chalk." The formerly Japanese, now Korean brand's chalk is known for its smooth consistency, its vibrancy, and being nearly dust-free. But the ...

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