For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...

Proposals for a national cathedral had been put forward for more than a century, but its fruition was hampered by two world ...