The whole is greater than the part – or is it?
How Galileo began to cast doubt on the apparent axiomatic certainties of Euclid
The mind of the mathematician
The stereotype is a dishevelled scatterbrain but in reality we come in all shapes and sizes
Outrageous behaviour among mathematicians
In the ‘calculus wars’ Britain claimed it was invented by Newton, while the Germans insisted it was Leibniz
The Rosetta Stone many believe holds key to essential nature of maths
That’s Maths: Langlands program one of most ambitious efforts to unify different branches
To infinity and beyond: trying to figure out number systems
That’s Maths: Construction of set of numbers inspired by conception of physical world
We have been intrigued by infinity’s enigma for . . . forever
Resolution of paradox: A gateway to mathematical progress
To infinity and beyond: The numbers game behind God’s ‘existence’
Unthinkable: The nature of reality may depend on whether the infinite is comprehensible
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