Believe it or not, highway numbers actually make sense. Here's the logic behind odd and even routes, and why the system isn't ...

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An optical illusion is a type of visual puzzle in which these puzzles create a misleading to our brain amd make miss leading to our brains' interpretations in the wrong way, and misleading the nature ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge. The experiment, by two ...

Draw four lines beginning and ending at the gray points to break this square into pieces that can be rearranged into five identical squares. Bonus: Suppose you can use any number of lines that begin ...

So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light. (Both hands on the wheel, please.) You turn on the headlights. How fast would you see this light traveling? What about a person standing by the ...

Crockett explained during the June 25 hearing that those types of visas are only supposed to be awarded to highly esteemed dignitaries. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is questioning the integrity of the ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

EB-1s are intended for immigrants with "extraordinary ability" and international acclaim, and Crockett said "the math ain’t mathin’ " when it comes to the first lady “Since we’re talking about ...