Tag: Mathematics
How the Mathematics of Honesty Underlies These Auctions
You’re at a blind auction, and the rules are simple. If you see something that you want, place a secret bid, and the...
Ed Sheeran Wraps Up ‘Mathematics Tour To India’ With Unforgettable Delhi...
New Delhi: Armed with just his guitar and a loop station, British music sensation Ed Sheeran, known for songs "Perfect" and "Shape of...
In Seattle, a Meeting of 5,444 Mathematical Minds
The world’s largest gathering of mathematicians convened in Seattle from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11 — 5,444 mathematicians, 3,272 talks. This year the...
Three of the Strangest Paradoxes in Mathematics
Sometimes your gut feelings lead you astray—particularly in mathematics, in which one constantly comes across results that seem impossible. For example, infinity does...
