When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, it was sold on the promise of two goals: expanding coverage and making ...

Students at University Park Elementary are using a centuries-old method to develop problem-solving, math, and social skills.

A new report from UCSD demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college level math courses.

IQ tests present readers with picture puzzles or math problems, and they need to find the solution within a time limit. These simple puzzle games sharpen the brain. By providing an effective workout ...

In a remarkable development, a human mathematician has achieved what many thought impossible: solving the centuries-old “kissing problem” in mathematics. This breakthrough, reported on October 23, ...

In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and watched ...

The hour, minute and second hands of this clock are all the same length and move smoothly in a circle. The dial contains hour and minute markers, but the numbers are missing. Therefore, it’s ...

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Every other week, a quiet but exciting tradition plays out in Kenyon’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics: One intriguing problem is distributed by email and posted online on the department page ...