The Latest Breaking News from Math

Tom Krasovic: Peter Seidler is trying to finish the job that Ray Kroc began

Baseball scouts tell me their bosses can't figure out Peter Seidler's math. The riddle: how the Padres can afford such large player payrolls, without losing big money.

Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022

The history and mystery of Tangram, the children's puzzle game that harbours a mathematical paradox or two

Have you played the puzzle game Tangram?

The Conversation · Dec 28, 2022

LA students' grades are rising, but test scores are falling. Why the big disconnect?

LOS ANGELES — Claudia Chacon said her two children, who attend Fairfax High School, bring home good grades in math and English. But when she reviews their individual scores on California's statewide tests, she wonders what they are learning. The standardized exams have shown her boys do not meet grade-level…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022

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 · Dec 7, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 30, 2022

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 · Nov 29, 2022

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 · Nov 27, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 27, 2022

Teaching math through World Cup soccer

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

Reason · Nov 25, 2022