Mar 12
Of the seven Millenium Math Problems, each of which is worth $1 million to the person who can solve it, the Riemann hypothesis is perhaps the most difficult to crack. Reckon you’ve got what it takes?
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Feb 18
How to Predict the Odds of Anything
Posted in: Today's ChiliStatistics are used by scientists, medics and corporate types every day to predict what the future holds—but that doesn’t always mean they do it right. In this video, Sci Show explains some of the quirks of statistics, and how you can use them to work out the odds of pretty much anything.
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Dec 09
For the past century, an obscure mathematical principle called Zipf’s law has predicted the size of mega-cities all over the world. And nobody knows why.
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Nov 12
If you need something to roll smoothly along the ground, you better strap some of those circular things called wheels to it, right? Well, not quite—because there are actually other shapes that roll smoothly, too.
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Jun 20
Is it Math or Maths?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis is an American blog, but I am a British blogger. That naturally causes occasional tensions, especially when it comes to spelling. And the biggest issue? Math or maths.
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