Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of algebra and attention to detail with a pictograph math problem that assigns numbers to different plants. Gergely Dudás, of Budapest, Hungary, shared ...

In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating ...

“The parentheses feel artificial.” The octonions’ seemingly unphysical nonassociativity has crippled many physicists’ efforts to exploit them, but Baez explained that their peculiar math has also ...

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Pure mathematics is concerned with the study of abstract structures and intrinsic properties of mathematical objects, independent of practical applications. This field encompasses a variety of domains ...

Stephen Trettel, Szegö assistant professor of mathematics at Stanford University, will deliver the 76th semi-annual Harry S. Kieval Lecture at Humboldt State University on Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Room ...