Like many math students, I had dreams of mathematical greatness. I thought I was close once. A difficult algebra problem in college kept me working late into the night. After hours of struggle, I felt ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the ...

Did you know the number 26 is rather special? It is the only number that sits directly between a square number (25 or 5 2) and a cube number (27 or 3 3). And to be clear, it’s not merely that we’ve ...