Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

Recently, I co-authored and published a math paper that solved a 15-year-old mystery. But, unlike a book or a gadget, the work cannot be copyrighted or bought and sold. In fact, my co-author and I ...

Whether it's landing your dream job or getting the girl, a basic mathematical principle can help you in almost any situation. That's according to Hannah Fry, a mathematician at the UCL Centre for ...

Reverse mathematics is a vibrant programme in mathematical logic that investigates the axioms necessary to establish fundamental theorems throughout mathematics. Central to this endeavour are ...

In this book, published by Cambridge University Press, 1996, Hintikka argues that several fundamental concepts in the philosophy of mathematics should be revised. Hintikka replaces the ordinary ...

IN every particular Theory of Nature there can J. only be so much real Science as is vouched for by Mathematics.” Since Kant wrote these words it has become increasingly true that mathematics is an ...

Whether it's landing your dream job or getting the girl, a basic mathematical principle can help you in almost any situation. That's according to Hannah Fry, a mathematician at the UCL Centre for ...