While 630 young math prodigies were sitting in a conference room on Australia’s sunshine coast, readying their pencils for the International Math Olympiad, a potential rival was still en route from ...

Math is not political. The numbers add up, or they don’t. For Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who was elected in 2022 as an avowed leftist endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of ...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington has paused freedom of expression events and use of its spirit rocks after a week of political tension and controversy on campus. UNCW is temporarily ...

Did Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr overstep the bounds of government oversight when he called for action against late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel? Kimmel sparked ...

Math doesn’t have to be daunting, especially when your iPhone (or iPad) can do the heavy lifting. Tucked away inside iOS is a full-featured scientific calculator, ready to help you solve complex ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

The calculator on your Apple devices can do more than add, subtract, multiply and divide. Here's how it can help you with all kinds of math problems. Cardiologist: 9 American foods you 'couldn't pay ...

Following a post in the video topic that made me think, what's the most complex/involved math you use regularly enough to stay somewhat proficient in it? Not necessarily pen and paper math, not ...

Thinking of getting an electric vehicle? E.V.s tend to be pricier than comparable gas cars, but they have lower maintenance costs. And charging with electricity is typically cheaper than stopping at ...

Editor's take: Carbon offsetting has become a convenient loophole for tech giants to continue spewing massive amounts of pollution legally. Now, Microsoft is taking a new route to bury its AI-driven ...