A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a ...

You will never be able to prove every mathematical truth. For me, this incompleteness theorem, discovered by Kurt Gödel, is one of the most incredible results in mathematics. It may not surprise ...

It is intrinsically beautiful, can be appreciated for its logical patterns, and is powerful when used in applications. It is the science of relationship structure and provides tools for solving ...

A FEW corners of the internet still rock something of a 1998 vibe, and Princeton University’s server has one of them. The text is in Times New Roman and comes in clashing shades of red, blue, mauve ...

Could a warp drive move out of science fiction without breaking physics first? That question has gained new life because ...

This article is the first part of a series about quantum field theory published by Quanta Magazine. Other stories in the series can be found here. Over the past century, quantum field theory has ...

In one of David Lodge's comic novels about academia, the English-professor characters play a game called "Humiliation," where they take turns admitting classic works of literature that they haven't ...

Sitting in the front row of a "General Chemistry" class at McCosh last fall, tracking questions and taking notes as earnestly as any undergraduate, Ana Mostafavi was a reassuring fixture in one of the ...