At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications. In 1931, by turning logic on itself, Kurt Gödel proved a pair ...

By encoding mathematical statements into numbers, mathematician Kurt Gödel used ordinary arithmetic to check whether a ...

Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem, which proved that no formal mathematical system can demonstrate every mathematical truth, is a landmark of modern thought. It's a simple but profound statement, but the ...

Kurt Gödel, the man who ruined mathematics, was one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He was born in 1906, smack-bang in the middle of the greatest crisis that maths has ever known.

In 1931, the Austrian logician Kurt Gödel pulled off arguably one of the most stunning intellectual achievements in history. Mathematicians of the era sought a solid foundation for mathematics: a set ...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 19: A detailed view of the blackboard with theoretical physics equations in chalk by Alberto Ramos, Theoretical Physics Fellow and visitor, Antonio Gonzalez-Arroyo from the ...

In his commentary “AI, Godel and God,” John Nassivera tries to apply Kurt Godel’s “Incompleteness Theorem,” which was published in 1931, to verify the existence of God. According to Mr. Nassivera, the ...

Rick and Morty Season 9 Episode 1 encodes three real scientific frameworks as plot mechanics: the Everett many-worlds interpretation powers the Omega Device, Russell’s Paradox drives The Collective’s ...

The loss of logical foundations might actually be liberating. What is the greatest mathematical achievement of all time? Judged in terms of the consequences for science and engineering, one might ...

We preselected all newsletters you had before unsubscribing.