A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain's excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.
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Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”
We're used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
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Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
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Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
It’s called the “hipster effect,” and a study from Brandeis University mathematician Jonathan Touboul explains how it happens.
Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.
The smartest person in the world was Isaac Newton, a true polymath whose brilliance never has been, nor ever will be, surpassed.
Epigenetic entropy shows that you can’t fully understand cancer without mathematics.
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
The quadratic formula isn't just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
Try writing a novel without using the letter "e."
Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can't? No. But if they can calculate faster, that's quantum supremacy.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
Philosopher and logician Kurt Gödel upended our understanding of mathematics and truth.
If computers can beat us at chess, maybe they could beat us at math, too.
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.
We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
We spend much of our early years learning arithmetic and algebra. What's the use?
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I think, therefore I am (rich).
Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series helped inspire the field of social physics, which uses math to understand crowd behavior.