The Latest Breaking News from Math

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

A new national study finds math and reading scores for America's 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of two years of learning disruptions

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Students perceive themselves as a 'math person' or a 'reading person' early on – and this can impact the choices they make throughout their lives

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The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

The simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet

For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2022

Korean war veteran, 92, passes GCSE mathematics

Derek Skipper said he was nervous about the result but is now delighted with his achievement

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Would forgiving student debt drive up inflation? Only if you're using lousy math

With a deadline looming in less than two weeks for President Biden to decide what to do about student debt, it shouldn't be surprising that conservatives have been agitating with increasing intensity against relief for the borrowers.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 22, 2022

IIT Madras launches Centre to study Indian Knowledge Systems

It will focus on Indian mathematics, astronomy, architecture, political and economic thought

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022

Aliens could move entire planets to send a math-based code to other civilizations

Planets could be stacked such that their orbits resonate in the Fibonacci sequence.

Inverse · Aug 9, 2022

'I didn't really learn anything': COVID grads face college

After the disruption of online learning, first-year college students are arriving arrive on U.S. campuses unprepared for the demands of college-level work, experts say

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Patna: Mathematics & statistics are key to multiple career opportunities

PATNA: Very often, we encounter discussions related to the interpretation of data, which somehow requires an understanding of the concepts in statistics and mathematics. For example, we frequently see pathological or blood test reports or the various numbers, graphs and tables in the newspapers, which rely on some of those…

The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022

Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university

Given most New Zealand universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff numbers, we need to ask why their numbers still remain stubbornly low in the research sector – and even lower within “STEM” (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) departments.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022