My mother never wanted children, but had me to please my father, thinking it would save their marriage. It didn’t. When I was 3, she decided she could no longer keep up the facade. She filed for ...

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring soccer fans from around the world to the streets of Atlanta as eight matches are set for Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Officials for the tournament, which runs from June 11 ...

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although ...

Fifty years ago, “fractal” was born. In a 1975 book, the Polish-French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot coined the term to describe a family of rough, fragmented shapes that fall outside ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — So how to best describe Americans' relationship with math? The answer is, well, a lot like multivariable calculus: It's complicated. A national Gallup study reveals that more than 90% ...

During her remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Patty Murray berated her Republican colleagues over their devastating "Big Beautiful Bill." Murray stated, "Your math is terrible." Biden, in ...

On the Senate floor today, Senators begin debating Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill." Senator Chuck Schumer calls out Republican colleague Lindsey Graham for blatantly lying about how much Trump ...