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Scientists have made some progress in figuring out how a man who received severe brain injuries suddenly became a mathematical genius. NEW DELHI: Scientists have made some progress in figuring out how ...

While the film focuses more on Nash’s dark periods of mental illness, and fudges some of the biographical details and explanations of his work, as Hollywood is wont to do, it did at least make the ...

Last June, my friend and I found the door to a makeshift attic inside of Silliman College’s Grove Street tower. It was locked, but with a little jiggling of a plastic knife, my friend and I accessed ...

That's Maths:In two weeks, an international mathematical conference will be held at the Viceregal Lodge in New Delhi, once the nerve-centre of the British Raj. The conference marks the 125th ...

Tom Lehrer, mathematician, singer, songwriter and satirist, was born in New York 90 years ago. He was active in public performance for about 25 years from 1945 to 1970. He is most renowned for his ...

In the mid-1980s, Simon Norton was considered one of the great mathematical prodigies of the 20th century. He worked on a hyper-dimensional math problem so complex it was called "The Monster." But ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. While the film focuses more on Nash’s dark periods of mental illness, and fudges some of the ...