Baez called for the development of new mathematics — he called it “green” math — to better capture the workings of Earth’s biosphere and climate. For his part, he sought to apply category theory, a ...

The encryption protecting your infrastructure today was designed for a world without quantum computers. That world has an expiration date.

For 23 years, I’ve taught high school math. And for 23 years, I’ve been told by people that they either are a “math person” or they are not. I get it: Math isn’t easy. Movies and TV shows make it look ...

From the perspective of a math educator, this is not a minor abuse of statistics but a failure of epistemic responsibility, one that undermines the possibility of public reasoning itself. Mr. Trump’s ...

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in ...

The “Second Law of Infodynamics” could prove it.

Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles”—the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller ...

Consider a patient with abdominal pain or fever of unknown origin. The presentation may not scream catastrophe. The vital ...

A look at the biologics, gene therapies, and vaccines most likely to reshape care —and manufacturing—in the year ahead.