Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very ...

Question: Why is labeling students “high,” “medium,” and “low” problematic?

Most patterns eventually repeat themselves. But in the 1970s, mathematician Roger Penrose discovered a set of shapes that could cover an infinite plane without ever repeating. Known as Penrose tilings ...

A fascinating look at how mathematics uses the infinite hotel paradox to explain the strange nature of infinity.