Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.

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Ramanujan's pi-computing machinery exactly mirrors the necessary structure in modern physical theories (LCFTs).

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Two clashing ideas about disorder inside black holes now point to the same strange conclusions, and it could reshape the ...

Quantum theory and general relativity have long described the universe with incompatible languages, one speaking in ...

A radical new theory begins with a central claim: consciousness is the fundamental field of reality; time, space, and matter ...

Mathematicians studying voting systems have uncovered structural flaws that challenge the idea of a perfectly fair democracy.

Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.