In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation ...

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In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

People have been left scratching their heads over a puzzling brainteaser that only the 'smartest people in the country' can solve. It has been making the rounds on social media as users spend their ...

A perplexing brainteaser claiming to be solvable only by the 'smartest people' has been stirring curiosity online. The puzzle, which has become a hot topic on social media, challenges those attempting ...

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school. When you ...

11:39, Wed, Oct 16, 2024 Updated: 12:12, Wed, Oct 16, 2024 It's important to keep your mind active, and engaging in stimulating activities throughout the day can encourage this. To help out, Wizeprep ...

It's important to keep your mind active throughout the day – and one way to achieve this is by challenging yourself to a brainteaser. To test your brain power, Wizeprep has taken to social media to ...