A differential equation is an equality constraining a mathematical function in relation to its derivatives over one or multiple variables. Such equations may constitute the mathematical model for a ...

On Saturday, Jan. 3, atop the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Stanford, the heavens mourned. Rain and wind bent the trees like the wind-swept cypress of Persian poetry, that ancient symbol of ...

Our nation, arising out of the American Revolution, was blessed with a disproportionate number of leaders with extraordinary accomplishments in a wide variety of human endeavors. To cite just three: ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

1 / 5 | The work of X on falling bodies and the idea that an object in motion tends to stay in motion set the stage for Newton’s laws of motion. X is also known for trying mathematics to physical ...

The polymath Michael Polanyi famously said that “we know more than we can tell”. He was talking about the secret ingredient that allows a craftsman to speak to the wood knowing its limits before ...