2025 marked a historic year in mathematics. Researchers solved a major case of Hilbert’s ambitious sixth problem, proved a sweeping new theorem about hyperbolic surfaces, and settled the longstanding ...
One of the great episodes in the history of mathematics began on October 23, 1852. In a letter to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Augustus De Morgan wrote, “A student of mine asked me today to give him a ...
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4254287/4254288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> NPR's ...