TeX is a typesetting standard that, among other things, allows you to typeset complex math formulas. One flavor of Tex is LaTeX, for which LaTeXiT serves as a front-end for on Mac OS X. Using LaTeXiT, ...

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Modern society hasn’t been kind to statistics. They were publicly shunned in the 1880s, when British statesman and writer Benjamin Disraeli said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and ...

Ordinary people see beauty in complex mathematical arguments in the same way they can appreciate a beautiful landscape painting or a piano sonata. Ordinary people see beauty in complex mathematical ...

If you thought math wouldn’t be a problem for rocket scientists, you’d be wrong. NASA has been overpaying contractors because the math officials there use to calculate performance awards is “overly ...

Bitcoin miners don't solve complex math problems - they guess numbers. While "solving mathematical puzzles" has become a common description of bitcoin mining, the process more closely resembles a ...