Embracing infinity: could surreal numbers shape the future of physics?
Perhaps physicists should embrace infinity instead of trying to banish it from their theories
Isaac Newton
Read more articles about Isaac Newton, the English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and author
The Enlightenment gave rise to a habit of worshipping ‘great men’, but they never had to worry about dying in childbirth
Unthinkable: Donald Trump is on a crusade to unwind the ‘woke’ agenda, but that does not mean the question of inclusivity is solved
Immediate Family: Compassionate story about family ties that will always bind
Book review: A thought-provoking debut novel on adoption from Ashley Nelson Levy
Matt Williams: Attacking teams bringing rugby out of the dark ages
Too many laws reward negative sides who focus on penalties rather than ball in hand
Émilie Du Châtelet and the conservation of energy
Her brilliant work is still the standard reference in French on Newtonian mechanics
The DUP and Young Earth creationism
Fraught relationship between science and religion is a fairly recent import from the US
Shakespeare wrote King Lear in lockdown. What did you achieve?
An Irishwoman’s Diary on auditing your lockdown goals
Euler: a mathematician without equal and an overall nice guy
The vast body of mathematics owes more to Euler than to any other single person
Fostering inventiveness is critical for society
Human success depends on our ability to co-operate and organise while technology makes life easier
Tour de Fear will have all riders on the rivet and the rim
A September Tour is poised for some violent embraces between rider and road
Great human advances were made throughout the ‘Dark Ages’
The major discoveries of the Scientific Revolution were made in universities strongly supported by the church
What to do about George Berkeley, Trinity figurehead and slave owner?
Unthinkable: Ireland’s most celebrated philosopher was ‘also extremely morally fallible’
Humans have a special bond with trees – and they might also save us
Beeches and oaks form forest communities, while willows and poplars are loners
Crosswords & Puzzles
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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