Imagine a classroom where students stare blankly at a writing prompt or fumble with math problems that should take seconds.

World-renowned mathematician Shing-Tung Yau has praised Tsinghua University's special mathematics talent program, stating ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

The problem with the “basic math” behind delaying Social Security is that it often overlooks longevity risk. While it’s true that waiting longer increases your benefit, your total lifetime payout ...

There is a tendency to imagine genius as smooth and uninterrupted. As if the great thinkers moved from one insight to the next without pause. Albert Einstein does not quite fit that picture. For all ...

Clayton Kershaw makes exciting personal announcement Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach Dread, tears as Tyson plans to lay off 3,200 workers in small Nebraska town This 18-mile ...

Girls and Boys: New research finds girls and women more often use step-by-step algorithms, while boys and men use shortcuts. Accuracy is similar short-term, but algorithm use links to weaker ...

Howard Lutnick's boot-licking of Trump knows no bounds. Fox News host John Roberts acted like an actual reporter for a change and called out Trump's massive lies on lowering drug prices by using basic ...

American college students can’t solve basic math problems or write grammatical sentences, forcing some students to enroll in college classes that teach elementary-school concepts, according to a study ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Math is the sum of its parts, and it adds on itself. What does that mean? It means that ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...