Without the theorem of the excluded middle, all kinds of difficulties arise. In fact, many mathematical proofs are based on ...

Mathematicians who call themselves ultrafinitists think that extremely large numbers are holding back science, from logic to ...

AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still ...

A defining memory from my senior year of high school was a nine-hour math exam with just six questions. Six of the top scorers won slots on the U.S. team for the International Math Olympiad (IMO), the ...

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could ...

In the fall of 1972, Vance Faber was a new professor at the University of Colorado. When two influential mathematicians, Paul Erdős and László Lovász, came for a visit, Faber decided to host a ...

The Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics (ICARM) — one of just six mathematics institutes across the U.S. to receive NSF support — will help researchers modernize mathematical ...

A UB study characterizes two-dimensional wave patterns, such as the undular bores seen in a Chinese river, that move along ...

A brilliant teen who honed her skills during the COVID-19 pandemic has solved one of math's most frustrating problems [that's ...

The quickest way to win the board game Guess Who? involves asking sneaky questions that involve a logical paradox, according ...

Summary: A new study has shown that the brain leaves subtle traces of creativity minutes before an “aha!” moment. By filming ...