as the atoms of arithmetic, prime numbers have always occupied a special place on the number line. Now, Jared Duker Lichtman, a 26-year-old graduate student at the University of Oxford, has resolved a ...
A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented ...
Apple TV+’s latest espionage thriller manages to make the world of math a white-knuckled adventure. “Prime Target” stars Leo Woodall as a recent post-grad who stumbles into the knowledge that a prime ...