How does mathematics shape our lives and give our experiences meaning? Can mathematical modelling predict human behaviour, and how can equations help us to make sense of…
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Can you mentally multiply enormous numbers faster than a calculator? Memorize a 100 digit number? Figure the day of the week of anyone’s birthday? These are just…
Explore how we have hidden secret messages over time. Brit Cruise discusses the basic idea behind why we need cryptography, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, and basics…
Why would it be hard to pedal a 10,000 pound bicycle? This simple explanation shows how Newton’s 3 laws of motion might help you ride your bike….
Proofiness, as Charles Seife explains in his eye-opening book, is the art of using pure mathematics for impure ends, and he reminds readers that bad mathematics has…
The golden ratio is a fascinating number, but how much of what you read (or believe) is true – and what are the common myths? Stanford mathematician,…
