A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...
Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.
The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to ...
Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...
Numbers are supposed to be neutral. They help us count, measure, and make sense of the world in purely mathematical terms.