For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to ...

There’s no question that most entrepreneurs thrive on action. But as the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero so aptly put it: “Before beginning, plan carefully.” Careful planning is precisely the ...

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