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, ...
Michael Brooks reports the contentious claim by Alison Pease that “Mathematics is not a discovery. It is something we invent” (28 February, p 34). Clearly, the rules of mathematics apply prior to ...
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