In a recent X exchange, Telegram founder Pavel Durov urged students to study math for its logic and problem-solving power. Elon Musk replied, advocating for physics—with math. Their posts have ...

Sitting in the front row of a "General Chemistry" class at McCosh last fall, tracking questions and taking notes as earnestly as any undergraduate, Ana Mostafavi was a reassuring fixture in one of the ...

Discover why AI pioneer Yann LeCun, one of the 'Godfathers of AI,' advises young students to prioritize mathematics, physics, and engineering over pure coding skills. In the era of advanced AI, ...

Quanta Books is delighted to announce two new upcoming books by mathematician Terence Tao and theoretical physicist David Tong. Six Math Essentials will be Tao’s first math book written for a popular ...

Princeton Professor Andrew Houck’s calculus students had just finished grappling with a set of equations on the forces of tension and gravity when he pulled a large pendulum back to his shoulder and ...

A viral X thread sparked a debate between Pavel Durov and Elon Musk, igniting a discussion on whether math or physics is more crucial for aspiring entrepreneurs. Durov championed math for its ...

The exchange between two of the most influential minds in technology swiftly captured attention across X. In a reflective post that set off a debate on X (formerly Twitter), Telegram CEO Pavel Durov ...

This article is the first part of a series about quantum field theory published by Quanta Magazine. Other stories in the series can be found here. Over the past century, quantum field theory has ...

Mathematicians are working to bring quantum field theory (QFT) into mainstream mathematics. In this illustration, three exotic particles called “anyons” circle around each other in a process called ...