Mathematics
A 91-year-old former hedge fund manager says weighing probabilities can prolong your life. Here's how he does it.
Edward Thorp, a mathematician, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player, has some advice on how to beat life's odds.
British mathematicians say they've figured out how to guarantee a lottery win by buying 27 tickets
Two mathematicians say they can guarantee you a lottery win — though it's unlikely to make you rich.
2 high schoolers say they've found a proof for the Pythagorean theorem which mathematicians thought was impossible
Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson presented their new findings on the Pythagorean theorem to the American Mathematical Society last week.
Quant-investing pioneer Jim Simons predicts Warren Buffett's old-school approach will stay relevant — and lays out the 5 key principles he lives by
The former Cold War codebreaker and MIT math professor also discussed why his Renaissance Technologies fund hires scientists instead of bankers.
Florida Department of Education rejects 54 math textbooks, citing 'references' to critical race theory
Gov. Ron DeSantis previously said that banning CRT prevents students from learning "false history" that would "denigrate the Founding Fathers."
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A mathematician gave us the easiest explanation of pi and why it's so important
March 14th has become known as Pi Day. Offices and schools often celebrate by eating pie. A mathematician explained simply why pi is so important.
The 17 best universities in the world to study math
With any subject, the establishment you study at can have a big impact on your studies and mathematics is no exception — using a variety of different factors, ShanghaiRanking produced its 2018 Global Ranking of Mathematics and it shows a large part of the best colleges for mathematics are in the US.
Elon Musk says a new study about aliens gives humans even more reason to colonize other planets
Elon Musk says we need to colonize space because we may be the only intelligent civilization, citing a draft study by Oxford University researchers. The study looks at the Fermi paradox and the Drake equation, and it offers pessimistic answers about finding alien life elsewhere in the universe.
NASA names new building after 'Hidden Figures' math genius Katherine Johnson
NASA has named its newest facility after Katherine Johnson, a former NASA research mathematician and subject of the film "Hidden Figures".
An artist makes hypnotic animated sculptures
His 3-D printed illusions are drawn from math and nature.
This is the closest thing we have to a master equation of the universe
The Standard Model — the grand theory of almost everything — is a collection of several timeless mathematical models.
An Oxford mathematician explains how time might have existed before the Big Bang
"It may be a question that doesn’t even make sense because time, we think, started at the Big Bang," says professor Marcus du Sautoy.
A mathematician explains infinity
Confused by infinity? The definition of infinity from mathematician Eugenia Cheng will help. Think of it in terms of bags.
A retiree solved a math problem that people have been working on for decades — and no one noticed
The Gaussian correlation inequality is a problem that the world's most experienced mathematicians have spent decades trying to solve, with no luck — until now.
An Oxford University professor explains how maths could prove that time doesn’t exist
Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician and author of The Great Unknown, said: "It is possible to write the laws of physics to take time out of the equation."
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An Oxford maths professor explains how an unsolved mystery of prime numbers makes the internet a safer place
Mathematician and Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy said: "The more we understand about primes, the more insecure our codes are on the internet."
An Oxford professor gives us two tips that will give you a better chance of winning big on the lottery
Marcus du Sautoy says picking numbers that are closer together gives you a better chance of winning big on the lottery.
5 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress
Five jobs that pay more than $70,000 a year, on average, and earned a stress tolerance rating of 71 or lower, in order from lowest to highest stress score.
A mathematician explains the best way to cut a bagel
Cut a bagel into a mathematic structure.
These are the 7 smartest countries in the world when it comes to science
According to a 2015 OECD industry scoreboard report on science, technology and industry, these are the top countries in the world in STEM education.