How can you figure out which points lie on a certain curve? And how many possible curves do you count by a given number of points? These are the kinds of questions Pim Spelier of the Mathematical ...

Facing a society that was suspicious of innovations in math and science, scholars in early modern Europe resorted to illusion and magic to introduce legitimate new technologies, according to Anthony ...

You only need a cursory familiarity with the work of magicians like Derren Brown and David Blaine to realise that at the heart of many illusions lies a piece of rock-solid mathematics. Sometimes ...

Mathematical magic can seem like mind reading. Your job is to reveal the secret behind these four tricks. Click to tell Google to prioritize Quanta and see more of the best coverage of science and ...

NORTH BROOKFIELD — Ed the Wizard and his new program “Math is Magic” will appear at North Brookfield Elementary School on Feb. 15. Combining magic and math, Ed the Wizard will demonstrate how he uses ...