With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a ...

″‘Travel math’ is the mental gymnastics we do to justify spending more money while we’re on vacation,” said Sally French, a ...

Based on a Stephen King novella, the movie touches on those seminal moments that matter in life — not the job promotions, the ...

Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a simple pencil-and-paper geometry exercise. To ...

“Severance” star Britt Lower talks about the “meta quality” of making the Apple TV series: “We go to work and put on a new outfit and assume a new identity.” Watch Lower, Jason Isaacs ...

Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has an eye-opening way to answer.

Adding applied math courses is also on the agenda. A new open letter signed by more than 250 company CEOs calls for states to require students to take courses in computer science and artificial ...

Geometry, crows, and evolution. This study challenges the idea that geometry emerged solely with human civilization. Instead, it suggests that the roots of this ability run deeper – into the ...

“In a subsequent study, we raised the complexity level of real-life math problems and only 10% of school children were able to solve for these,” Ms. Duflo said.

Our Schools Have a Problem: Textbook Math Doesn’t Help in Real Life — and Vice Versa. While market-working kids in India excel at mental calculations, they struggle with textbook math ...