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Synchrony with chaos – blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody in nature what mathematics predicted
Fireflies’ synchronized light shows have fascinated observers for ages. Raphael Sarfati, CC BY-ND Raphael Sarfati, University of Colorado…
Why We Should Know More About the Fast Fourier Transform
It’s said that the fast Fourier transform is among mathematics’ greatest contributions to mankind, with its usage spanning…
Five ‘Modern Sciences’ Math Marvels For the Mind
Yes, I’m fully aware: mathematics isn’t exactly the easiest subject to breach to people out there. I have…
It’s a Video about Pie (and Pi)
No, I’m not playing with you—this actually is a video about both the delicious treat that’s fun to…
The 100 Prisoners Riddle
Imagine being one of a hundred prisoners tasked to find their prisoner numbers in a shelf of 100…
A universe without mathematics is beyond the scope of our imagination
Mathematics is the language of the universe. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Almost 400 years ago, in The…
Famous “Three-Body Problem” May Have a Way Out Using the “Drunkard’s Walk,” Says Physicist Pair
Ask your nearest physicist what their take on the “three-body problem” is and they may bust out cold…
Alphabet’s “DeepMind” AI Cracks a Decades-Old Graphs Problem and Mathematical Knots
If there’s anything that we likely know for sure about mathematics, it’s that it reaches much further from…
Mathematics’ Abel Prize Awarded to Cybersecurity Pioneers
The Abel Prize, a prestigious award from the King of Norway and the Norwegian Academy of Science and…