Everybody knows that quantum physics is weird, right? Indeed, quantum physicist Richard Feynman once said in a lecture: “The theory of quantum electrodynamics describes Nature as absurd from the point ...

At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American From her earliest memories, Catherine Good ...

'Project Einstein' aims to identify the genotypes of prominent mathematicians (Nature 502, 602–603; 2013), but it needs to be underpinned by an accurate definition of the mathematical-genius phenotype ...

Shorten is right to see the importance in science, technology and maths, but his policies don’t have proven efficacy. AAP/Lucas Coch A heavy focus of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s budget reply ...