The Latest Breaking News from Math

A back-to-school wish list for Ontario’s 2025 high school financial literacy requirement

Earlier this year, the Ontario government announced a new financial literacy component for students as part of Grade 10 math, starting in 2025 — part of a larger suite of educational reforms.

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2024

Donald Trump's Math On EV Chargers Is Way Off

Trump says the U.S. spent $9 billion on "eight chargers". He's not even close. America's top EV charging official, Gabe Klein, explains why.

InsideEVs · Aug 9, 2024

Steve Kerr Blames Math for Jayson Tatum’s Playing Time

Tatum didn't see the floor again against Serbia.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 9, 2024

Here are the best and worst states for your child’s education

A recent analysis shows the best and worst public school systems across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, using 32 key metrics including performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024

Is math objectively real?

Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist

Salon · Jul 27, 2024

Scientists think there's a 10-mile-thick layer of diamond beneath the surface of Mercury, which would make you around 876 billion Minecraft pickaxes if my math is right

Finally, that gifted kid math class has paid off.

PC Gamer · Jul 26, 2024

Real equity in math education is about more than good grades and test scores

Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10% – a statistic that has remained stubbornly persistent for 50 years.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Google DeepMind just made another breakthrough in AI models that can do math

New achievement on International Mathematical Olympiad questions may point the way to improved math abilities for Google's commercial AI models as well as improved coding skills and more

Fortune · Jul 25, 2024

A Mathematician Brilliantly Argues Why Pi Day Should Actually Be in July

In Ben Orlin's new book, Math for English Majors, he explains that a more accurate Pi Day would be July 22 as opposed to March 14.

Inverse · Jul 22, 2024

Today's NYT Connections hints and answers — Sunday, July 21, #406

Need help with Connections #406? Here are some hints and the answers

Tom’s Guide · Jul 21, 2024