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Bees Can Do Basic Arithmetic
Honey bees can do second-grade math (via RMIT University) A new study suggests honey bees, like most second graders, can do basic mathematics. We already know pollinators understand the concept of...
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How Life in Space Strains the Human Body
As we begin what seems like another major push into the great unknowns of space, NASA and many of the private firms moving ahead with space exploration have become increasingly interested in the […]...
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How Would Humanity Respond if We Discovered Aliens?
There’s a good chunk of modern media that’s dedicated to human-alien encounters and the like. Hell, War of the Worlds, Independence Day, Halo, ET, the list goes on. First contact is one of […] The post...
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One Day We’ll Power Earth With Its Own Wasted Heat, Thanks to Quantum Tunneling
We may soon be able to harness Earth’s wasted heat for energy. If you’re thinking “Wait, don’t we already do that with geothermal?!” this isn’t quite that. Almost everything we know of gives […] The...
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Life Could Exist in Other Universes with Different Physical Laws
Ever wonder what life could look like if we lived in a radically different universe? And no, I don’t mean “imagine alien life,” I mean, “try to think of a life-form that would […] The post Life Could...
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Wealth Redistribution is Essential to Stabilize Economy Says Math
Look, it’s been pretty clear that “Reaganomics” wasn’t really a viable tactic for some time now. We haven’t been lead to any new economic promised land — despite having fairly low taxes overall. […]...
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FOX’s Upcoming Competition Show Features a Mental Math Genius
If you’re honest with yourself, there’s probably at least one competition show you can’t get enough of. Even if you prefer scripted drama over reality TV, I’m willing to bet there’s one out […] The...
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33-year-old parcel delivery guy is a real-life Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is the story of a school janitor who also happens to be a math genius. It’s a fictional tale starring Matt Damon who has no formal education, but somehow demonstrates […]
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Method devised to open any Master Lock in 8 attempts or less
There are roughly 64,000 possible combinations for a Master Lock padlock, but a resistance method allows you to unlock one in no more than 8 attempts.
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Mathematician solves the Cheryl’s Birthday problem
What seems impossible is actually quite simple with a healthy dose of logic.
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Study proves your brain can do work while you sleep
The quest to beat sleep is, in my opinion one of the noblest human endeavors of all. Assuming we could do so without at all retarding our ability to learn or function happily, […]
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Scientific analysis discovers Sonic the Hedgehog is actually quite slow
Despite Sega’s defeat in the home game console market, Sonic the Hedgehog has remained an iconic video game character. Mario can gain all sorts of powers and new attacks by eating random stuff […]
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Exploiting human nature for an advantage in Rock, Paper, Scissors
A new study from MIT looks at the nuances of human behavior to give you a leg-up in what ought to be a game of pure chance.
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Happy Pi Day! Here are 3.1415926 reasons to celebrate
There are many, many reasons to celebrate today, here are 3.1415926.
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Mathematicians discover there are 180,000 ways to tie a tie
In 1999, two University of Cambridge researchers — Yong Mao and Thomas Fink — found that there are 85 different ways to tie a tie. This was the accepted amount of variations for […]
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10 mesmerizing perfect loop GIFs
Creating the perfect loop GIF is an art form. Here are ten of the best ones ever made.
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Shakuntala Devi, the “human computer,” honored by Google Doodle
As early as age five, Shakuntala Devi was on display. Her father had escaped a life of strict orthodoxy and joined the circus, so when his daughter began exhibiting amazing mathematical abilities, he...
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Geek Answers: Why should we care about prime numbers?
Prime numbers may seem irrelevant to everyday life, but are vital for banking, national security, and could be a fundamental building block of all mathematics.
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Frax app brings gorgeous, 50-megapixel fractals to iOS
A new iOS exclusive app called Frax puts the wonder of fractals on your iPhone or iPad. The program uses an enormous "master equation" with over eighty changeable parameters to render the distinctive,...
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Glassified: an intelligent ruler with embedded transparent display
With the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet, manufacturers have continued to miniaturize components so we can fit more into ever thinner devices. But that has also opened up the way for...
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