• Question: can you think of something that doesn't use maths and science?

    Asked by gown534sego66 on 13 Mar 2026.
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      Brian Tyrrell-Nic Dhonncha answered on 13 Mar 2026:

      I think maths is more than equations; it’s about studying reasoning and structure. In that sense, everything in the world is connected to maths.
      Languages? They have grammar, which is structure, and can be analysed mathematically.
      Travel? All logistics and planning, which requires (mathematical) reasoning skills.
      Art? Determining if an artwork is a forgery requires careful (mathematical) analysis of the brushwork and colour usage. The art itself is also an expression of the artist, who shares their own picture of the world — which is influenced by how they think, reason, and connect ideas. Ultimately, that’s all maths!

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      Marcus Davage answered on 23 Mar 2026:

      No.
      Psychology is how the mind works.
      Biology is how life works.
      Chemistry is how biology works.
      Physics is how chemistry works.
      Maths is how physics works.
      Like it or lump it, there’s maths everywhere – art, music, galaxies, oceans, fugues and farts.

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      Edward Smart answered on 13 Apr 2026:

      Even music has mathematics in it. You can use mathematical methods that analyse the different frequencies in the music to discover the differences between hard house, garage, punk rock and classical. They have even used mathematics to learn from the top song in the charts each week to try to find out what makes a good number 1 and if they can use maths to help their music!

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