Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before ...

Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very ...

Math equations used to be a daily chore for many elementary schoolers. But entering adulthood means those less mathematically inclined often never have to think about them ever again. And it appears ...

A back-to-basics brain teaser is dividing the internet. BholanathDutta shared the sum 100 + 100 × 4 = ? on X, formerly Twitter, sparking debate among users. At first glance, many people speed to the ...

We all love a mathematical brainteaser here at IFLS. Monty Hall? Done it mate. Two circles shoved into a quadrilateral of unknown size? Been there, solved that. Some Singaporean kids’ seemingly ...

t started as a fantasy, then a promise — inspired by biology and animated by the ideas of physicists — and grew to become a powerful research tool. Now artificial intelligence has evolved into ...

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new ...