Prime numbers, the "atoms of arithmetic," have captivated mathematicians for centuries. These numbers, divisible only by themselves and one, appear deceptively random yet hide intricate patterns.

There weren’t calculators or computers in medieval Europe. But there were math duels. Mathematicians would gather in public squares and pose tricky math problems to each other. Then they raced to ...

Is math invented by humans, or is it the language of the universe? Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math ...

In 1949, Dattatreya Ramachandra Kaprekar found a number that, after a simple game of sorting and subtracting, always ends up appearing. The story of a discovery that fascinates mathematicians and ...

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) Revisit "The Great Math Mystery," fresh from the archives and just nominated for an Emmy Award. Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a ...