
40 ideas about #math have been added on IdeaMill.
Math is simply a form of symbolic logic, not an underlying “fabric” of spacetime
Sick of the word “fabric” and the quantum woo used to make... Read more

Infinite monkeys tend to produce nothing (on a Shakespearean scale)
“We’ve all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters... Read more

Ringularities
Singularities in spinning blackholes that are shaped like a ring. Read more
You cannot tie a knot in 4 dimensions
I heard about this but unsure if it is true as I... Read more
Nobody goes to St Ives
Once this was a math puzzle, now it’s a Covid-19 rule. Go... Read more
There is more than just 1 type of logic
Gottlob Frege, C.S. Peirce, and Ernst Schröder introduced quantification to propositional logic... Read more
There is only 1 type of calculus
An amazing idea with a few names – the ‘calculus of logic’... Read more

Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes
No, 4, 6, 8 and 9 aren’t fundamental, just something you can... Read more

Nothing really matters – We couldn’t do without zero
The progress of science has depended on it. When 0 was introduced... Read more

Maths Busking
Juggling, music and art have had their day. It’s time for scientists,... Read more
A Johnny Ball award for educators
He inspired countless kids when I was young, and is still working... Read more
A true pattern is always true. So if someone wants to prove you wrong, they can’t
Dr James Grime the mathematician and public speaker contributed this insight in... Read more
God is a mathematician, not a social scientist
The fine structure constant, .0072973525664, a quantity so fundamental to nature and... Read more