Mathematics without Apologies: Portrait of a Problematic Vocation, by Michael Harris
Tony Mann discovers the charisma of mathematicians
Tony Mann discovers the charisma of mathematicians
The US’ announcement that it now regards Israeli settlements as consistent with international law does not make them so, say eight senior academics
Mathematicians – and, indeed, other scholars – who cooperate with intelligence agencies face a moral dilemma knowing that their research could well be applied in unethical ways, says Michael Harris
The Turkish government and the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, continue to oppress political dissent violently and illegally in Turkey. On 11 January, Erdoğan accused 1,128 academics of...
It must have been a tough idea to sell to a publisher: a graphic novel about Bertrand Russell's "quest for the foundations of mathematics".The philosopher and mathematician, probably the best-known...