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She left school as a child, returned at 105 and scored 100% in maths: Bhageerathi Amma’s story

Bhageerathi Amma returned to formal education at 105 after family responsibilities had forced her to leave school as a child. She cleared Kerala’s Class 4 equivalency examination with 75%, including 100% in mathematics. Her journey later received attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and earned her the Nari Shakti Puraskar…

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How the Megaways Mechanic Works

Few game mechanics have made the impact that Megaways has. Pioneered by Big Time Gaming, it totally overhauled the concept of fixed symbols on slot game reels. In 2016, the company started to put out games that featured changing numbers of symbols on each spin, resulting in thousands of different…

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Chris Hsu on How One Programming Language Rewrote Mathematics and Why Software Is Next

Chris Hsu explores how Lean transformed mathematics through machine-checked proofs—and why formal verification could become essential as AI generates more of the world's software.

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Indian-origin child genius aces math exam decade earlier in UK

A seven-year-old Indian-origin boy achieved a high Grade 8 in a UK mathematics exam. Jivyan Reddy Dhruva passed the GCSE Higher Mathematics exam which is usually taken by 16-year-olds. His parents moved him to home education to suit his advanced learning abilities. They utilize AI and custom games to make…

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5 Financial Habits of Indian Joint Families That Are Quietly Brilliant and Completely Underappreciated

1. Pooling Income Before Anyone Gets to Spend ItThe joint family's oldest financial move is also its most radical: money comes in, goes into a common pool, and gets allocated from there. Individual earners don't decide unilaterally what to do with their salary. The family treasurer, usually the eldest woman…

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A Class 5 student has been selected for a NASA trip after reaching the final rounds of a Maths Olympiad that started with a regular school maths test

A 10-year-old Class 5 student from Haryana has been selected for a NASA educational visit after progressing through multiple stages of the Mittsure Mathematics Olympiad. Ayesha began with a regular school test and eventually emerged among four students selected from more than one lakh participants, turning an ordinary classroom competition…

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Which European countries spend the most on education — and does it pay off?

Sweden spent 6.8% of GDP on education in 2023, compared with just below 3% in Romania. But it is not always clear whether higher spending produces stronger skills and leaves young people better prepared for Europe’s changing economy.

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Surprising AI breakthroughs raise soul-searching questions for mathematicians

Letters: Whether mathematics thrives or perishes in the age of AI depends on what it is that society values in the human intellect, writes Dr Henry Bradford

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AI means there’s no better time to study maths – but degrees are becoming less accessible

Once again, maths is the most popular A-level subject. There were 115,380 entries in the subject in 2026, an increase of 3.9% from 2025. Further maths AS-level entries enjoyed an 8.5% increase from 2025 as well.

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This 17-year-old student built a math model that predicts how multiple diseases spread together inside the body

Alyssa Yu, a 17-year-old Maryland student, has developed a mathematical model to predict how two infectious diseases can spread and interact across connected populations. Her research could help public health officials identify outbreak hotspots and target vaccination efforts more effectively. Yu was named one of 40 finalists in the 2026…

The Economic Times

No, AI doesn’t mean the end of mathematics – at least not yet

Mathematicians are raising concerns that the technology could kill their profession. But they still have abilities AI doesn’t

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5 Time Blocking Techniques JEE Aspirants Use to Study Multiple Subjects Without Losing Focus

The Fixed-Subject Block MethodThe most battle-tested technique among serious JEE aspirants is deceptively simple: assign each subject a non-negotiable time window every single day, regardless of how the previous day went. Physics gets the morning block, typically 6 AM to 9 AM, because most students report sharper analytical thinking before…

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From 54% in class 10 to AIR 349 in JEE Advanced: How Jainendrajeet cracked IIT Bombay after scoring 41 in Maths; reveals his biggest stratergy

Jainendrajeet's academic journey is inspiring. Despite starting with a modest 54% in Class 10 and struggling with mathematics, he rebounded spectacularly by achieving a 99.98 percentile in JEE Main 2023. This exceptional performance earned him an AIR of 349 in JEE Advanced, paving the way for his studies in Computer…

The Economic Times

18-year-old California student Seth Jacob Nabat wins $40,000 in prestigious Regeneron science competition for machine-learning program that could help physicists better understand particle collisions

Eighteen-year-old California student Seth Jacob Nabat has won $40,000 after placing 10th in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search. His innovative machine-learning project is designed to help physicists analyse high-energy particle collisions and better understand how symmetry breaks in complex experimental data. Seth also teaches classrooms of elementary and middle…

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Only High IQs Can Beat All 23 Hard General Knowledge Questions – Prove You’re One

From science and mathematics to history and culture, this high-IQ general knowledge quiz covers a little bit of everything. But this time, the bar is higher, and the questions are designed to truly challenge your knowledge. We’ve left the easy questions behind: no “What is England’s capital?” or “Which ocean…

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17-year-old Pennsylvania student Connor Hill wins $250,000 after computer algorithm solves decades-old geometry puzzle, identifying exactly 146 rare 3D shapes

Connor Hill, a 17-year-old from Pennsylvania, has won the top $250,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search after using a custom computer algorithm to classify complex geometric shapes. His breakthrough identified two infinite families and exactly 146 isolated noble polyhedra. Hill plans to continue studying computational mathematics at…

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Meet Connor Hill, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who wrote a computer program to classify noble polyhedra; he proved there are 146 isolated examples and won $250,000

Connor Hill triumphed in the competition with his exceptional algorithm for classifying noble polyhedra, discovering two infinite families alongside 146 distinct shapes. Edward Kang's AI tool for autism screening claimed the second position, and Iris Shen's innovative blood cancer research involving clams took third place. Additionally, Regeneron expressed their commitment…

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'Ghost number' 6174: Meet Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar, the Indian schoolteacher who discovered a mysterious 4-digit number that almost always returns to itself

Independence Day 2026: Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar, an Indian schoolteacher, discovered the intriguing number 6174. This constant emerges from a simple four-digit number rearrangement process. Repeatedly applying this mathematical routine always leads to the same fixed point. Kaprekar's independent work highlighted how curiosity reveals hidden mathematical patterns. His discoveries gained global…

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A-level results day: Five key stats as thousands receive grades

The proportion of UK entries receiving top grades rose for the third consecutive year to 28.5 per cent, remaining higher than pre-pandemic figures. A record 9.6 per cent of entries achieved an A* grade, the highest non-pandemic figure since the grade was introduced in 2010. London achieved the highest proportion…

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Generative AI has changed mathematics forever. Where to from here?

A little over a week ago, artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced ten advances in mathematics and computer science made with their as-yet unreleased model Astra. The discoveries cover a wide range of mathematical fields, including geometry, cryptography and coding theory.

The Economic Times

Around 1450, an Italian polymath created a device to understand local wind force and weather patterns for designing safe buildings and gave the world its first mechanical anemometer: How did Leon Battista Alberti's invention worked?

Around 1450, Leon Battista Alberti developed the first known mechanical anemometer, using a swinging plate to measure wind force. The device connected wind pressure with the movement of a physical object. Alberti’s work linked mathematics, architecture and observation. His idea became part of the history of wind measurement and influenced…

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What Ramanujan's Obsession and Intuition Teach About Breakthrough Thinking and Genius Habits

He Never Clocked OutRamanujan did his most significant work on a slate, wiping results as he went because paper was expensive. What survived went into notebooks. He wasn't working in sessions, he was always working. The boundary between eating, dreaming, and calculating didn't exist for him in the way it…

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Australia’s Year 3 numeracy scores have ‘dipped’ – should we be concerned?

The national NAPLAN results are in for 2026. Years 5, 7 and 9 saw their numeracy scores increase, however a reported “dip” in Year 3 results has raised alarm bells.

The Economic Times

OpenAI’s Astra solves 10 longstanding math problems, igniting new debate

Apart from praise, the news, published on August 1, also kickstarted a debate on social media over whether the achievement is Fields medal-worthy — and what these honours mean in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. The Fields medal is awarded by the International Mathematical Union (IMU), and is often called…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Mohnish Pabrai: "Investing is not a discipline based on absolutes or precise mathematics. There simply aren’t enough data points available to work out the exact odds"

Mohnish Pabrai says investing relies on judgment, patience and probability rather than certainty. He advises focusing on business fundamentals, managing risk and maintaining a margin of safety instead of chasing precise forecasts or short-term market movements for long-term wealth creation.

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