Episode: 2502 Computer assisted proofs: How machines extend our mind’s reach. Today, let’s ask how computers help us see mathematical truths.

For centuries, mathematicians have sought to understand and model the motion of fluids. The equations that describe how ripples crease the surface of a pond have also helped researchers to predict the ...

Mathematical logic and the code of computer programs are, in an exact way, mirror images of each other. The Quanta Newsletter ...