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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

Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: ‘There are quite a few areas where physics blurs into religion’

To answer life’s biggest questions, says the German theoretical physicist and YouTuber, we need to abandon unscientific ideas such as the multiverse

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

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Teaching math through World Cup soccer

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

Reason · Nov 25, 2022

Math disparities start in kindergarten

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

Salon · Nov 25, 2022

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 · Nov 24, 2022

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 · Nov 24, 2022

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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 · Nov 22, 2022

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 · Nov 16, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 12, 2022

Disparities in advanced math and science skills begin by kindergarten

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

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 9, 2022

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 ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 9, 2022

Mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin crowns great year for French science

Hugo Duminil-Copin became the latest mathematics professor from the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES) to win the prestigious Fields Medal, the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematicians.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 9, 2022

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The Times of India · Nov 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

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 · Nov 7, 2022

Scott blasted for Social Security plot

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

USAFacts · Nov 4, 2022

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.

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The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

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 · Nov 2, 2022

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 · Oct 28, 2022

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 · Oct 28, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

COVID devastated education. This is a chance for renewal.

It isn’t as if America’s schools were going gangbusters before the pandemic. The Programme for International Student Assessment has consistently found that American students lag behind other advanced, industrialized countries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

Illinois student test scores remain far below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math

Students in all racial and ethnic groups saw their scores drop since 2019, exacerbating historic achievement gaps between white and Asian students and other students of color.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin

There's nothing good to say about the newly-released national test scores in reading and math for fourth- and eighth-graders, showing sizable declines in the vast majority of states as a result of the pandemic.

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