What can a snowflake teach us about how cancer spreads in the body?
Studying fractals could lead to novel approaches in drug therapy to treat cancer and other diseases; Frontiers in Physiology [...]
Mathematics
Why don’t we understand statistics? Fixed mindsets may be to blame
The first study of why people struggle to solve statistical problems reveals a preference for complicated rather than simpler, more intuitive solutions: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Communicating advanced mathematics to kids
"I’ve often thought that we could do a lot better job of explaining “advanced” mathematical concepts in simple language for the benefit of a wider audience." [...]
How physics and mathematics are helping us understand society
New research, published in Frontiers in Physics, brings together social sciences and computational physics to take a look at our society and how it works. [...]
Understanding Mathematics – newest section to arrive in Frontiers for Young Minds
Frontiers for Young Minds is expanding and we are pleased to announce the launch of its newest specialty section, Understanding Mathematics. [...]
The nature of time: an unsolved puzzle
A new approach tries to answer one of the oldest question of human history: “what is time?” [...]