Is the universe inherently mathematical?

Is the universe inherently mathematical, or is mathematics merely an artifact of how humans make sense of the world?  Do we discover mathematical principles that exist independently of humans, or do humans invent them?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130715070138.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Math Modeling Predicts Life Predates Earth

http://news.yahoo.com/could-life-older-earth-itself-175255318.html

Data Mining Books for Emotional Trends - Statistics

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175584297/mining-books-to-map-emotions-through-a-century?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130401

12 most controversial facts in mathematics

12 most controversial facts in mathematics

8 videos that prove math is awesome

http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/

Largest Pseudoprime yet?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23171-largest-fake-prime-number-holds-300-billion-digits.html


Learn more about public key cryptography - used for secure transactions all over the Internet:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption3.htm

Slicing the Menger Cube - Neat!

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mathematical-impressions-the-surprising-menger-sponge-slice