Romania has elected mathematician Nicusor Dan as its new president. Dan secured 54% of the vote, defeating nationalist George Simion. Dan, a former math prodigy, has been Bucharest's mayor since 2020.

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.

A simple way to boost math progress Low-cost nudges could help teachers accelerate student progress in math Date: March 24, 2025 Source: University of Pennsylvania Summary: Scientists investigated ...

Hancy Maxis says that math skills helped him find work after being released from prison. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that ...

Planet Math announced the official launch of its 2025 Math+A+Thon, kicking off on Friday, February 7th, and running until the end of May. A spokesperson said, “This highly anticipated event, in ...

Danielle Robinson desperately wants to help math teachers, but it’s a tough job. An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself ...

Struggling Over A Big Life Decision? Math Says You Should Use The "37 Percent Rule" m/ (n-1) times, it works EVERY time.

Keep it natural The strongest link between parent talk about math and a child’s math performance was detected when researchers didn’t tell parents to do a math activity. Parents who naturally brought ...

If you're wondering whether a math degree is worth it, know that it can be applied to a broad spectrum of professional fields and settings.

Making cookies is time- and labor-intensive. Here’s how a little math can make it easier and less wasteful this holiday season ...

Yale’s Sam Raskin has solved a major portion of a math question that could lead to a translation theory for some areas of math.

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does ...