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How many atoms are there in the observable universe? Current estimates point to a number we would write as 1 followed by 80 zeroes, or 10 80. If you peered inside each of these atoms and counted their ...

Infinity Is Ruining Physics | RealClearScience I was seduced by infinity at an early age. Georg Cantor’s diagonality proof that some infinities are bigger than others mesmerized me, and his infinite ...

Lone genius? Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is the latest to get the scientific biopic treatment. The self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan has long been a hero in ...

Is infinity real? Or is it just mathematical nonsense that you get when you divide by zero? If infinity is not real, does this mean zero also is not real? And what does it mean that infinity appears ...