When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be ...

John Allen Paulos is professor emeritus of math at Temple University, where he studies probability theory and logic. He is ...

Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 decodes how numeric arrangements uncover deep hidden truths of mathematical logic.

Math illuminates how traffic flows, how our cells build proteins and even how to speed up medical imaging scans. Some worry ...

A recent AI-generated proof that resolved a decades-old mathematical problem has sparked a broader question about the future of human innovation.

13 January 2027. Applications close at 6pm UK time. Applications may stay open after this UCAS Equal Consideration deadline, please check UCAS for details. A* in either Mathematics or Further ...

We will never know how many died during the Butlerian Jihad. Was it millions? Billions? Trillions, perhaps? It was a fantastic rage, a great revolt that spread like wildfire, consuming everything in ...

David E. Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its ...

“I’ve spent a long time exploring the crystalline beauty of traditional mathematics, but now I’m feeling an urge to study something slightly more earthy,” John Baez wrote on his blog in 2011. An ...

Analog Academics: As students increasingly struggle with college algebra requirements, many are sent to “remedial” math classes to catch up. Here, a remedial math student's notebook at Baltimore City ...