La Géométrie, a short appendix that appeared in Descartes’ famous Discourse on the Method, laid the foundations of analytic ...

In a new book, the mathematical epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explains how certainty, even in math, can be an illusion.

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Transworld and Puffin have signed deals for three graphic-novel adaptations of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, marking the start of the "Discworld Graphic Novel Universe". Puffin acquired ...

The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...

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There was no evidence, such as mandatory public filings or credible news coverage, that U.S. President Donald Trump sold his Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) shares before his April 2, 2025 ...

Sabrina Singh, a former Pentagon spokeswoman for the Biden administration, has taken aim at President Trump in an op-ed for ...

Pratchett's Discworld novels take place on a flat world held up by four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle The exhibition opens at Weston Museum on May 24 and features illustrations ...

U.S. President Donald Trump sold $2.3 billion worth of his Truth Social stock the day before his "Liberation Day" tariffs announcement on April 2, 2025. Rating: False (About this rating?) ...