In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant riled up scores of mathematicians with her solution to the “Monty Hall Problem.” But she was ...

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ...

Today in the history of astronomy, America’s first female astronomer is born.

The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously approved updated literacy and math standards for the first time in 15 years ...

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Lehrer, who died Saturday, was a Harvard-educated math prodigy whose satirical music was everything my nerdy teenage self ...

Did you know that over 80% of people worldwide have irregular sleep habits? These sleep issues don’t just leave us feeling tired — they affect our health, focus, and quality of life. Now, a new sleep ...

If you’ve ever laughed at a satirical song, whether watching a panel show, a live comedy gig or on Radio 4, there’s a good ...

Fan Chung, who has an Erdős number of 1, discusses the importance of connection — both human and mathematical.

Popular song satirist Tom Lehrer, who abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities ...