'Attentional bias' reveals deep connection between numbers and space in the brain

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Transfer Numbers Between Phones in Verizon

If you're looking to transfer numbers between phones on the Verizon Wireless network, you'll find it to be pretty easy. It should be just as simple as a T-Mobile transfer for those who are well-versed ...
Scientific American

Surreal Numbers Are a Real Thing. Here’s How to Make Them

In the early 1970s mathematician Donald Knuth spent a sabbatical with his wife in Norway. The time was meant to be spent relaxing. Yet one night he woke up his partner in a state of agitation. He ...
Salon

The secret history of numbers: How math shapes our lives in amazing, unpredictable ways

Excerpted from "The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life." Numbers were invented to describe precise amounts: three teeth, seven days, twelve goats. When quantities are ...
Quanta Magazine

Prime Gap Grows After Decades-Long Lull

A year after tackling how close together prime number pairs can stay, mathematicians have now made the first major advance in 76 years in understanding how far apart primes can be. Now, mathematicians ...
Investopedia

Understanding and Protecting Your Bank Account Number

Adam Barone is an award-winning journalist and the proprietor of ContentOven.com. He has 5+ years of experience as a content strategist/editor. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and ...