This is what happens when you mess with infinity. You might think that if you simply started adding the natural numbers, 1 plus 2 plus 3 and so on all the way to infinity, you would get a pretty bi… ...

Without the theorem of the excluded middle, all kinds of difficulties arise. In fact, many mathematical proofs are based on ...

In Math, we often talk of how a function behaves as a variable approaches limits at infinity. That is, if we let “x” take on larger and larger values, what happens to the value of “y” it creates? It ...

“Infinity” is a strange idea. But it’s crucial if you want to understand anything from philosophy to mathematics. Here’s why. There are three broad domains where infinity can be applied.

Yaroslav Sergeyev has invented a new kind of arithmetic and patented the "infinity computer" in the U.S. and Europe. Yaroslav Sergeyev, one of Russia’s most prominent mathematicians and a ...

“Leaning Towards Infinity: How My Mother’s Apron Unfolds Into My Life,” by Sue Woolfe. Vintage Books. 393 pages. $24.95. If you tilt the number eight on its side, its voluptuous c… ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Actor Dev Patel attends 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' New York Screening at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ...

Dev Patel, right, plays Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematics prodigy from India at Cambridge University, and Jeremy Irons plays his mentor, professor G.H. Hardy, in “The Man Who Knew Infinity.” ...

It’s pretty dull, sorry to say. Movies about math (or physics, or anything) don’t have to be, of course, but writer-director Brown brings a purely functional visual style to the proceedings.