Believe it or not, highway numbers actually make sense. Here's the logic behind odd and even routes, and why the system isn't ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

A UW-Madison associate dean claims the American education system and mathematics are "inherently violent" toward Black students in a controversial academic paper.

In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the trend, the phrase comes from a song by Philadelphia ...

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

Illinois’ high school graduation rate has hit a 15-year high, as students continue to show academic growth post-pandemic, ...

Quantum Computing felt like Star Trek for the most part, but today it’s edging toward spreadsheets. Earlier this year, Google ...

Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for neuroscience research, allowing researchers to map the ...

A surge in COVID emergency funding has allowed district leaders add more dual credit classes and practical training for today ...

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