Hitting the Books: How winning the lottery is a lot like being re-struck by lightningThe chances of either are pretty low but the odds are better than you think.By A. Tarantola, 05.22.2022
Here’s how to deal with those badly written equations you find onlineThe poster wants engagement, don’t give it to them.By D. Cooper, 10.22.2021
Duolingo is adding a family plan and five more languagesThe company is planning to release a math-learning app next year.By K. Holt, 08.20.2021
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The best online STEM resources, according to a veteran teacherSome tools and games for keeping kids on top of their math and science education at home. By A. Walker, 03.25.2020
Hitting the Books: The Y2K bug could come back sooner than you thinkWe've only got 18 years to nip this issue in the bud.By A. Tarantola, 02.08.2020
Facebook taught its AI to speak mathBecause wiping the deck with us over games of Go really isn't that tough anymore.By A. Tarantola, 01.14.2020
Papercraft-inspired math turns any sheet into any shapeAlgorithms would just have to determine when to make the right cuts.By J. Fingas, 08.25.2019
Hitting the Books: How calculus is helping unravel DNA's secretsIt's not just for the hard sciences anymore!By A. Tarantola, 04.20.2019
'Hidden Figures' will be made into a TV seriesNASA's previously unsung mathematicians could get more than a movie.By J. Fingas, 04.11.2018
'Hidden Figures' celebrates black women who led the Space RaceKatherine Johnson, one of NASA's human computers, gets some long-overdue recognition in the film's first trailer.By J. Conditt, 08.15.2016
Largest-ever math proof chews up 200TB of dataYou won't be verifying this problem on your home PC.By J. Fingas, 05.29.2016
Point your phone at an equation and Mathpix will solve itThe app claims to be the first to recognize and solve handwritten problems. By D. Lumb, 05.19.2016
Quantum computer revolves around just 5 atomsIt could lead to quantum systems on a grand scale.By J. Fingas, 03.05.2016