There is no shortage of popular books and lectures on math—but they can only teach us so much. Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of ...

Chandan Singh Gughtyal has been teaching Maths in boarding schools in India for about 28 years. He has experience of working as an assistant housemaster, housemaster, resident dorm parent, and dorm ...

Welcome to the SciFri Book Club page about Is Math Real? by Eugenia Cheng. There’s lots of ways to participate: Read the book, join our community space, attend an event, sign up for our email ...

To determine the nature of infinity, mathematicians face a choice between two new logical axioms. What they decide could help shape the future of mathematical truth. In the course of exploring their ...

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