Here’s a really interesting mathematical explanation on how the “catch a dollar” trick works. You know the trick: a person holds a bill vertically and says you can keep the bill if you can catch the ...

Van Fraassen and others have urged that judgements of explanations are relative to why-questions; explanations should be considered good in so far as they effectively answer why-questions. In this ...

"Mathematical explanation for the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam System problem first proposed in 1953." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150323171953.htm (accessed June 2, 2025).

Pure mathematics can play an indispensable role explaining empirical phenomena if recent accounts of insect evolution are correct. In particular, the prime life cycles of cicadas and the geometric ...

Good things come to those who wait – according to a marketing slogan for Heinz ketchup from the 1980s. But why is ketchup so difficult to get out of the bottle? The reason is that ketchup is in two ...

Why do I always seem to be hungry? I often ask myself this question, since I used to be rather fat but lost 50 pounds and would like to keep that weight off. Other people say “I’m full” and calmly ...

Many mathematical communications assume that everyone understands the characters used, is familiar with mathematical syntax, and knows the difference between the terms used, for example, between ...

Cellular death is a fundamental concept in the biological sciences. Given its significance though, its definition depends on the context in which it takes place, and lacks a general mathematical ...

Troy, N.Y. - A team of researchers, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Yuri Lvov, has found an elegant explanation for the long-standing Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) problem, first proposed ...