The quote of the day, inspired by French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal, reflects on how many people struggle to be alone with their thoughts and often seek constant distractions instead.

Blaise Pascal, born in 1623, showed that being intelligent doesn’t solve the problem of being human. He was a great scientist and mathematician. Yet he knew neither discipline could explain purpose, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blaise Pascal's ideas have led to some of the world's most important inventions. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images In an apostolic ...

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was an all-around intellectual bad-ass. In his rather short life — Pascal succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 39 — he managed to ...

Professor Felix Otto, director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, has been awarded the Blaise Pascal Medal for Mathematics 2017 of the European Academy of ...