In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day.

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor believed his new theory could help the Church understand the infinite nature of the ...

More than six decades later, what has emerged is a military-narrational complex, in which war presents too good a story not to tell, over and over again. States, and now nonstate actors, have been ...

A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

GenInnov Global Innovation Fund founder Nilesh Jasani counters today's doom and gloom environment when it comes to AI and the ...

It is clear that superstition is alive and well in America’s betting scene, but why do so many rational people hold on to irrational ... meaning to the gambling experience. After all, gambling is as ...

It’s more than just being logical and analytical, research shows. But misperceptions can affect how people are treated and ...

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared immigration raids a local state of emergency, saying the county needs to do more to support immigrant families. The board passed the ...

From losing passports to fearing public transit or missing out, travelers share their most irrational anxieties.

Life’s origin story just became even more mysterious. Using mathematics and information theory, Robert G. Endres of Imperial ...

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones – but now it’s ...