Many people think that mathematics is a human invention. To this way of thinking, mathematics is like a language: it may describe real things in the world, but it doesn’t “exist” outside the minds of ...

Nearly twenty years after I graduated high school and my last calculus class, I still get that nightmare where I’m at the exam for a calculus course I somehow forgot to attend, or that I faked my way ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Helena Osana receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Universitié ...

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Many people think that mathematics is a human invention. To this way of thinking, mathematics is like a language: it may describe real ...