Marcus du Sautoy visits Fez, where the ancient Islamic school of wisdom was founded, and where Mahommed ben Musa al-Khwarizmi wrote his ‘lm al-jebr wa’l-muqabala’ calculation by restoration or ...
There are plenty of common fears that, even if we don’t have them ourselves, we totally understand: spiders, heights, creepy ...
When we consider ancient mega-structures like Stonehenge or the pyramids, it’s easy to experience a sense of cognitive ...
For many high school students, math class can be one of the most painful parts of their school day, full of complex equations ...
An analysis of around a dozen teenagers who lived during the Paleolithic reveals that they hit puberty around the same time ...
The Mayans were one of the most advanced ancient civilizations in terms of scientific advancements. Their crown jewel was the ...
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We are finally untangling the ancient history of the cactus family, revealing some surprising forces that shaped these plants ...
Marcus du Sautoy visits an ancient Indian observatory, and explores how Indian mathematicians used trigonometry to make celestial observations. Using examples in right angled triangles, du Sautoy ...
When we think creatively, produce novel ideas, or otherwise have “Eureka” moments, we may actually unlock access to a ...
Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped ...
Sunabeda: A two-day workshop on Vedic Mathematics was successfully conducted at the Central University of Odisha on September 16-17, 2024, at its Sunabeda campus. Organized by the Department of ...