What happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?
Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World .
Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World .
Two years ago, Chinese mathematician Ma Xiao helped crack a century-old puzzle known as the Hilbert’s sixth problem. The problem – which has baffled generations of mathematical physicists – centres on an elusive bridge connecting the...
Dr Kaibo Hu, a postdoctoral research fellow at Christ Church, has been awarded a 2026 Philip Leverhulme Prize.
The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain. But from a slope of the mountain Pico Trigaza , it appears that a few puffy white clouds have started to block the sun. That’s vexing. A group...
Mathematicians are struggling as AI upends their field. A prominent math professor says a little charisma will help researchers set themselves apart.
As AI remakes the field of math, some students say they feel like giving up.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now solving maths puzzles that have long stumped humans, prompting mathematicians around the world, including in China, to ponder not only whether machines will replace them, but also what achievement and...
In an international collaboration, researchers have developed a method that produces significantly higher-quality three-dimensional X-ray images than previously possible. The technique is used for 3D imaging with so-called X-ray...
Symmetry is all around us, from the repeating patterns of crystals to the stitches in a knitted sweater. In materials science, these patterns are more than just visually appealing: They can influence how a material conducts heat,...
An election lawyer fresh from a deep-red state's ballot count says one embattled MAGA senator has hit a dead end. Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics czar who served as counsel to House Democrats during President Donald Trump's...
It is one of the great questions of mathematics: What does "infinity" actually mean? Which infinities are larger than others? Can infinities be arranged in a sequence, like the rungs of an endless ladder, so that for any two of them we...