The Latest Breaking News from Math

Why 65 Is the Most Dangerous Number in Your Retirement Plan

Life expectancy has risen sharply since 65 was set as the age to stop working. You might need to support yourself for 30 years or more. Here's how to prepare.

Kiplinger · Aug 15

Ford Bronco Driver Runs Over Valentino High Heel. Then She Sees What It Did To Her Tire: 'Girl Math'

"At least you got new shoes girl."

Motor1 · Aug 15

"Technically speaking, there are infinite notes available to us. The problem is we can’t hear all of them": Decoding the notes between the notes – the ultimate guide to microtonal guitar

Ready for a math and history lesson? We break down microtonal music’s mind-bending tones for the modern guitar player

Guitar World · Aug 14

Elon Musk Says AI Will Be SpaceX's Biggest Business by September: Does the Math Check Out?

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will overtake everything else the company sells as soon as next month.

Benzinga · Aug 12

Elizabeth Warren Blasts ‘Trump Math’ as Oil Giants That Put $5 Million Into His Inauguration Fund See '$23 Billion in Excess War Profits’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday slammed Donald Trump, accusing the President of helping oil companies report windfall profits amid the war with Iran.

Benzinga · Aug 11

How the SIP Compounding Curve Works: Why Saving ₹2000 Monthly Builds Real Wealth

The Chanakya Principle Behind Every Rupee You Don't SpendChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a man who cannot control small expenditures will never accumulate large ones. He was not talking about frugality as a virtue. He was talking about the arithmetic of accumulation, the idea that wealth is not built…

Times Life · Aug 11

When Family Love Felt Conditional on Comparison: The Childhood Wound That Follows You

The scoreboard nobody admitted existedYou knew the rules before anyone said them aloud. Your report card came home and the first question wasn't how you felt about it, it was what Priya got, what your cousin in Pune scored, whether you'd beaten someone. The comparison arrived wrapped in concern. "We…

Times Life · Aug 9

Trump Slams Chevron and Exxon Over Profits, But The Real Math Tells a Different Story

Trump slammed Chevron and ExxonMobil for wartime profits and claimed a 12x earnings jump — the real gains were closer to 4x and 2x.

Latin Times · Aug 6

Math gaps between Ontario kids start in kindergarten — and often persist through Grade 9

When people think about the roots of a child’s struggles in math class, they may picture a tough teacher, a missed unit or a sudden loss of confidence around fractions. Our new study suggests we should be looking much earlier, at kindergarten, or even before.

The Conversation · Aug 5

The ‘Houston Miracle’ Shell Game

How Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students

Texas Observer · Aug 5