Statistician Talithia Williams on how math is the clearest path to understanding our existence.
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Why dispelling the notion that it’s all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
What would the world be like if we focused on “the inherent beauty of math,” rather than its technical aspects? A statistician reflects:
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Yes, you CAN be a “math person” — as long as you follow these learning techniques.
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It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.
The secret sauce is the real world.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Almost everything we can observe and measure follows what’s known as a normal distribution, or a Bell curve. There’s a profound reason why.
In pre-War Cambridge, students had to ace an interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein to attend his lectures — Alan Turing passed that test, and went on to create one of his own.
Once students master the basics of math, they are allowed to use calculators. The same should be true of writing and ChatGPT.
From nothing to everything: How zero changed our understanding of the universe, forever.
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Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the paper’s thickness. It doesn’t take all that long to even reach the Moon.
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
Algorithms dictate a lot more than your social media feeds. Here’s how to win back your agency.
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The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
It’s simpler, more compact, and reusable from year-to-year in a way that no other calendar is. Here’s both how it works and how to use it.
On larger and larger scales, many of the same structures we see at small ones repeat themselves. Do we live in a fractal Universe?
How black and white is your thinking?
How can you maximize the amount of love and happiness in your life? One of history’s greatest scientists found the answer: with math.
The all-time record is Usain Bolt’s 9.58 seconds, set in 2009. What is the fastest time, ultimately, for an ideal human body?
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
“We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
This network physicist is mapping the world’s most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.
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We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
Even if you aren’t in the path of totality, you can still use the solar eclipse to measure how long it takes the Moon to orbit Earth.
A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.
From the Big Bang to black holes, singularities are hard to avoid. The math definitely predicts them, but are they truly, physically real?
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what’s the full explanation behind it?
Although we still don’t know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.
