Math made a splash this year. Here’s a look at the fascinating discoveries, mind-bending quests and important events in mathematics in 2022
Mathematics can be both mind-boggling and illuminating. Though it can require mental gymnastics to follow some recent developments in math research, the effort is often rewarded with fascinating truths. This year math seeped into diverse realms of our lives and the world, showing us that the field affects all of us.
The Elusive Origin of Zero Humans invented numbers long before they invented a numeral for nothing. The first emergence of the concept of “zero” has long been a historical mystery, with scholars variously identifying the inventors of zero as the ancient residents of South America, China, India and Cambodia, among other locations.
The Mathematics behind Citizens’ Assemblies Citizens’ assemblies are randomly chosen groups of citizens whose demographics—age, gender, geography—represent a larger society. They have been used in Europe, Canada, Australia and U.S. states to weigh issues and make policy recommendations on topics such as abortion, carbon emissions and COVID protections. The mathematics of equitably and accurately choosing the members of an assembly turn out to be complex and intriguing.
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