What makes a proof stronger than a guess? What does evidence look like in the realm of mathematical abstraction? Hear the mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood explain how probability helps to guide ...

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence read: “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable . . . ” It was supposedly Benjamin Franklin who suggested instead announcing ...