NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Hogan, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Bristol, about his research on the "Golfer's Curse" - when a ball looks like it's been sunk, but spins back ...

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly prevalent, integrated into phone apps, search engines and social media platforms ...

Far-from-equilibrium dynamics controls a broad range of processes in nature and technology, from celestial events to atoms.

Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Jenny Quan is exploring the mathematical principles behind Rubik's cubes.

In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is laying off staff and restructuring some offices due to “significant financial pressures,” Dean David C. Parkes ...

Triumphant Achilles dragging Hector’s body around Troy, from a panoramic fresco of the Achilleion. Credit: Franz Matsch / Public Domain Scholars continue to be fascinated by the question of when Homer ...

Mathematics is a rite of passage for engineering students. Those with non-traditional backgrounds and learning needs tend to struggle the most. The content area we created demystifies how the ...

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but ...