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Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity
Infinity is more complex than you might think Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images A new kind of infinity appears to…
AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on
Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers…
Scientists Establish the Best Algorithm for Traversing a Map
“It’s a great algorithm,” said Erik Demaine, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It’s very…
The Impossible Man review: What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose, at the Institute of Science and Technology, Austria APA-PictureDesk/Alamy The Impossible ManPatchen Barss (Atlantic Books (UK,…
There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow
Have we found a new limit on the universe? kkssr/Shutterstock A newly proposed cosmic speed limit may constrain…
Infinite Monkey Theorem: Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare
“Alas, poor ape, how thou sweat’st!” Colin Waters/Alamy If every chimpanzee on Earth were given a typewriter, they…
Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century
Meta says its AI could help mathematicians Tada Images/Shutterstock An AI system developed by Meta can find solutions…
The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern
A mathematical pattern links the major equations of physics Andresr/Getty Images A strange pattern running through the equations…
How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient
Taylor Swift fans queue outside Murrayfield stadium Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images I imagine that you may, at some…
If we reassessed what maths is, perhaps it wouldn’t make us so anxious
Maths phobia is older than you might think. A hundred years ago, German physicist Felix Auerbach, lamenting the…