mathematics

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Speaking of stamina and dedication: Mr. Elwes himself narrates the “Huge Numbers” audiobook, and does so with the precision patter of a Brit who received a first-class-honors mathematics degree from Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It is nothing but good that the Reagan Institute is now on the side of mathematics and reason.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Their programs were not principally drill-and-kill exercises, but extended to mathematics, English composition, geography, history, and music — piano, violin, and choral programs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The Egyptian civilization’s lack of zero was bad for the calendar and bad for the future of Western mathematics.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife