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mathematics

The Gambler’s Choice

Karthik Keramalu

Calculating risks through mathematics and some philosophy

Truth in Numbers

Data tells us who we are

Wave Theory

They offer certainties in mathematics and physics but for pandemics, they don’t offer much help in predicting the future

Back to School

NEP 2020 rightly puts emphasis on mathematical training, the weakest link in learning in Indian schools

Chasing a Pandemic

Mathematical modellers are influencing Covid-19 policies in real time

Education: Kunal Gandhi, 35, Co-Founder and CEO, Logic Roots

“We used mice, frogs and monsters to turn math into something fun that families could practice together”

Mahan Mj: God’s Geometer

He has one foot in the spiritual world as a Ramakrishna Mission monk and another in Mathematics

The Assignment

For Anjan Sundaram, mathematics was a spiritual pursuit. But then he was consumed by the desire to collide with reality. And, he went to Congo as a journalist. There, amid the rubble of a country torn by civil war and in the company of its wretched children, he experienced life at its most exuberant

Media Overkill

A study that expands our knowledge of evolution is being pitched as an overthrow of Darwin even by media outlets such as the BBC.

Masters of the Universe

The mythical mathematician is a troubled but brilliant mind focused on truths that lie beyond the horizon. This may not be the entire truth, but it’s time to ask what is—as India hosts its first ever Fields Medal ceremony, and that too, without any fanfare.

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