‘Another day's gone by and I didn't use algebra once.’ A philosophy of mathematics that connects it strongly with the real world gives a clearer insight into why everyone needs numeracy as well as ...

There are different ideas about how quantum computers could be built. But they all have one thing in common: you use a quantum physical system—for example, individual atoms—and change their state by ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Scientists have long used mathematics to describe the physical properties of the universe. But what if the universe itself is math? That's what cosmologist Max Tegmark believes. In ...

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is recognized for its contributions to research and applications of mathematical and statistical science, and it’s also known for expertise in mathematical and ...

Bengaluru: City-based KV Narayana, a retired professor with a PhD in number theory, dissected a few mathematical properties ...

Let’s think big! We humans have repeatedly underestimated not only the size of our cosmos, but also our ability to understand and improve it. Over and over again, we’ve realized that everything we ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Max Tegmark's Our Mathematical Universe asks some big questions, including the very nature of existence itself--and explains all of them ...