Why do we insist that our god be infinite? Why would being bound in a nutshell world give us bad dreams? Why do we fear the cloister more than the agora? Longing and love have always “the ...

Through research, you can explore infinite possibilities, think critically, create innovative solutions to problems, and learn more about the world and yourself.

A pair of mathematicians has built on an obscure, 30-year-old mathematical theory to show that soap-filmlike minimal surfaces appear abundantly in a wide range of shapes.

No one knows for sure when mathematics went from being a functional system for keeping track of sheep to a philosophical system that transcended the objects it counted, but as well-known science ...

Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number with many ...

Remove the right terms from a divergent infinite series and it may converge.

Having looked at the infinite in philosophical and theological terms, it’s time to view it through the lens of mathematics. Adrian Moore introduces us to the pivotal role mathematics has played ...

Haddley and Worsley found that they could cut an infinite number of curved slices with an odd number of sides and even keep the delicate balance when they sliced them each in two.