The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary ...

Stossel exposed the failures of government-run schools 20 years ago. Today, the results are even worse. U.S. math performance ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

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 ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

Gene editing has the potential to cure thousands of people suffering from devastating rare diseases. But the Nobel Prize-winning technology faces a basic math problem: It’s not profitable to spend ...

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. That includes aligning numbers to add, starting ...

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 ...

(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 ...