Then it’s kind of a mystery to try to figure out why and how they’re related.” The Riemann hypothesis has proved to be a font ...

At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the ...

Kaleidocycles are flexible polyhedral structures composed of rigid tetrahedra connected along their edges to form rotating ...

Descriptive set theory examines the structure and classification of definable sets within topological spaces, with a particular focus on Polish spaces—those that are separable and completely ...

Mathematical logic and set theory provide the foundational language for modern mathematics, articulating precise notions of proof, computability and the hierarchy of infinities. Central themes include ...

Physicists are making new inroads into the world of post-quantum theories, uncovering what reality may look like on a level deeper and stranger than the already infamously odd quantum theory. In the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate Finance Committee hearing on 22 April 2026 that President Donald Trump uses a 'different way' of calculating drug price ...

Daniel Glasscock, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics in the Kennedy College of Sciences, has been interested by Ramsey theory since his master’s degree studies at Central European ...

In March 2025, mathematician Daniel Litt made a bet. Despite the march of progress of artificial intelligence in many fields, he believed his subject was safe, wagering with a colleague that there was ...

Below, Tom Griffiths shares five key insights from his new book, The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind. Griffiths is a professor of psychology and computer science at ...