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 ...
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How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture
Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).
In this excerpt from the new book 'Speak Data,' the Wharton professor and best-selling author shares his thoughts on how we ...
Astronomers have, for the first time, recorded the moment a star’s explosion broke through its surface. The nearby supernova, ...
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