Many people think that mathematics is a human invention. To this way of thinking, mathematics is like a language: it may describe real things in the world, but it doesn’t “exist” outside the minds of ...

Pythagoras is known for his famous theorem that describes right-angled triangles. You know, the one about the squares on two sides adding up to the square on the hypotenuse. But if that’s a ...

Pythagoras of Samos (570-490 BC) is a foundational figure in mathematics, and since there is no first-hand account of his life and work, he remains a mysterious and legendary persona. What is known ...