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How public key cryptography really works, using only simple math
The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.
Mathematicians solve vexing 'crowd problem' that explains why public spaces devolve into chaos
Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.
How do we know pi is an irrational number?
Are there mathematical ways to prove that pi is an irrational number that has no end?
Pi Day quiz: How much do you know about this irrational number?
Test yourself on math's most famous constant with this pi quiz.
14-year-old known as 'the human calculator' breaks 6 math world records in 1 day
Indian teenager Aaryan Shulka performs calculations in his head quicker than most people can use a calculator. At a recent event hosted by Guinness World Records, 14-year-old Shulka shattered six mental math records in one day.
Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare?
The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?
Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solution
A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move.
What is the Fibonacci sequence?
Almost everything you know about the famous Fibonacci sequence is wrong.
High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.
