Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 examines the enduring mathematical enigma known as the Collatz Conjecture.

Almost a century ago, a mathematician came up with a puzzle that was so seemingly simple and yet so fiendishly difficult that it has been distracting other mathematicians ever since. It has become a ...

Disclaimer: I am completely outside the world of advanced mathematics or professional academia. This project represents a look at a 90-year-old puzzle from the perspective of systems logic, binary ...

Frodo and Sam need to travel 100 leagues due East from point A to point B. On normal terrain, they can cover 10 leagues per day, and so the journey would take 10 days. However, their path is crossed ...