Math

Math

The word "chaos" is repeatedly written in orange over a beige background, with a large, rough black scribble overlaid in the center.
In this excerpt from Think Like a Mathematician, Junaid Mubeen explains how tiny actions can shape complex systems, revealing the limits of prediction and control in our lives.
Book cover of "The Great Math War" featuring three black-and-white portraits—one of Georg Cantor—and handwritten math notes, with subtitle about three mathematicians fighting for math’s foundations.
In this excerpt from "The Great Math War," Jason Socrates Bardi explores how Georg Cantor revolutionized mathematics and reshaped how our finite minds conceived of the infinite.
An elderly man with white hair and a beard, hands clasped in prayer, with the equation “1 + 1” glowing above his hands.
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Statistician Talithia Williams on how math is the clearest path to understanding our existence.
Overhead view of athletes in starting blocks on a track, preparing for the fastest 100 meters. Marked lanes and starting lines are visible.
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?
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It's the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!
Since at least 600 BC, people have been mesmerized by the concept of the infinite.
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Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
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People who are good at math get ore satisfaction from money.
Those that were the best at math didn't even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.