Math

A mathematical link between two key equations—one that deals with the very big and the other, the very small—has been developed by a young mathematician in China.This article was originally published on this website.

Whether you’re trying to predict a climate catastrophe or mental health crisis, mathematics tells us to look for fluctuations.This article was originally published on this website.

Both arithmetic aficionados and the mathematically challenged will be equally captivated by new research that upends hundreds of years of popular belief about prime numbers.This article was originally published on this website.

This Easter season, as you tear open those chocolate eggs, have you ever wondered why they’re snugly wrapped in foil? Turns out the answer lies within the easter egg equation.This article was originally published on […]

Chinese ice-ray lattice, or “binglie” as it is called in Chinese, is an intricate pattern that looks like cracked ice and is a common decorative element used in traditional Chinese window designs.This article was originally […]

For Michel Talagrand, who won the Abel mathematics prize on Wednesday, math provided a fun life free from all constraints—and an escape from the eye problems he suffered as a child.This article was originally published […]

Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14—the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses.This article was […]

Tiny particles like pollen grains move constantly, pushed and pulled by environmental forces. To study this motion, physicists use a “random walk” model—a system in which every step is determined by a random process. Random […]

Neural networks have been powering breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, including the large language models that are now being used in a wide range of applications, from finance, to human resources to health care. But these […]