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Commentary: Becoming a father changes the brain. In a good way, actually

For better and for worse, the link between biological parents and their children is well known, from a child inheriting a mother’s wit and skill at math to inheriting a father’s nose and short temper. It turns out children also cause a change in a father’s brain, according to new…

Chicago Tribune

The 14 best TV shows of 2022

Well, friends, we have survived to (almost) the end of another year of television. TV is great, and also often terrible. But given how much of it there is, simple math tells us that there's still more worth watching than anyone not actually able to insert extra hours into the…

Los Angeles Times

ITV pundit Eni Aluko makes fun of maths mistake after Ian Wright leaps to her defence

Eni Aluko joked about her on-air mathematical error on ITV after she made a blunder whilst discussing Richarlison's stats, having been heavily defended by some of her colleagues

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Max Homa, as only he can, compares the LIV Golf rumors to finding out about a high school fight in math class

Homa counted himself among the “fortunate,” who didn’t get caught in the rumor mill.

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Illinois Math and Science Academy opens out-of-state, tuition-based enrollment

IMSA, which enrolls 650 Illinois students, said it would accept “a small group” of out-of-state students for the 2023-24 school year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Firefly swarms may have finally solved a 20-year-old scientific mystery

In the quiet woods, the synchronized flashes of fireflies and their dissonant counterparts may have illuminated a trove of new chimeras for mathematicians and physicists to chase.

Inverse

Cal State University poised to drop plan for tougher math admissions requirement

LOS ANGELES — California State University trustees are poised to abandon a proposal to require a fourth year of math-related coursework for admission, ending a plan introduced six years ago that touched off fierce criticism among many who said it would create barriers for students trying to enter the system.

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Teaching math through World Cup soccer

FIFA rules give you a good opportunity to explore combinatorics and logic puzzles.

Reason

Math disparities start in kindergarten

Socioeconomic status greatly affects math scores, and this disparity starts in the first years of schooling

Salon

Cher says 40-year age gap relationship is 'strange' but 'love doesn't know math'

The Believe singer, 76, discussed her new romance with boyfriend Alexander Edwards, 36, and told fans "love doesn't know math".

Daily Record

Cher admits her 40-year age gap relationship is 'strange' but 'love doesn't know math'

Believe songstress Cher has admitted her 40-year age gap relationship with Alexander Edwards is 'strange on paper' but says 'love doesn't know math'

Daily Mirror

Why some students are "bad" at math

With math scores on the decline, a professor explains that math isn't a natural skill, but a learned one

Salon

Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black students as less capable

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

What went wrong? Kansas Republicans point fingers after Schmidt’s loss to Gov. Kelly

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Oct. 24 received what could have been a useful development in the extremely close contest for governor: National assessment scores measuring math and reading had fallen among Kansas students.

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Disparities in advanced math and science skills begin by kindergarten

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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The midterm’s biggest loser: Donald Trump

That lesson should have turned off anyone who can do basic math. In the all-important game of political addition, Trump is a divider, not a multiplier, and he is quite literally a loser.

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Week 10 Mountain West Football Power Rankings

Week 10 Mountain West Football Power Rankings Four teams earned a first-place vote Contact/Follow @MWCwire Craziness at the top This week took a lot of math - that could be more of a me thing. Boise State fell to BYU last week and that meant their ...

The Times of India

FTX-Binance dal: Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall stuns crypto world

Sam Bankman-Fried was supposed to be different than the run-of-the-mill crypto types. He was this wunderkind with a preternatural gift for math who had quickly built a crypto empire and then shrewdly expanded it during the worst of the industry’s meltdown this summer.

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Jerry Zezima: Math confusion

Here is today’s test in basic arithmetic: If you had two grade-schoolers and one college graduate who happens to be the kids’ grandfather, and you gave each of them a math quiz, how many would flunk?

Salon

Scott blasted for Social Security plot

"Why put seniors through that?" Chuck Todd asked during a segment of Meet the Press

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COVID disrupted decades of progress in math and reading

Only 26% of eighth graders performed at or above NAEP proficient level in math, according to the latest scores.

The Conversation

Why schools' going back to 'normal' won't work for students of color

National test results released in September 2022 show unprecedented losses in math and reading scores since the pandemic disrupted schooling for millions of children.

The Conversation

Former math teacher explains why some students are 'good' at math and others lag behind

When Frances E. Anderson saw the latest math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction during the pandemic – Anderson taught high school math to students at all levels.“ Now she is a researcher…

Reason

Miserable Math and Reading Scores Will Fuel School Choice Movement

There’s no reason to argue over lessons and policies when you can pick what works for your family.

The Independent UK

Massive learning setbacks show COVID's sweeping toll on kids

The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press

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