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Solution: ‘Puzzles Inspired by Ramanujan’

August 8, 2016

What can the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan teach us about number theory through mathematical structures involving infinity?

Three Puzzles Inspired by Ramanujan

July 14, 2016

Insights from the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan give us a number of ways to explore the infinite.

Solution: ‘Is Infinity Real?’

June 30, 2016

Hilbert’s Hotel, an incredibly thin triangle and an elliptical pool table help us test the concept of infinity in the physical world.

Is Infinity Real?

June 16, 2016

Three puzzles test whether the concept of infinity has purchase in the physical world.

Mathematicians Bridge Finite-Infinite Divide

May 24, 2016

A surprising new proof is helping to connect the mathematics of infinity to the physical world.

To Settle Infinity Dispute, a New Law of Logic

November 26, 2013

To determine the nature of infinity, mathematicians face a choice between two new logical axioms. What they decide could help shape the future of mathematical truth.