It's Mathematics Awareness Month, and this year's theme is Unraveling Complex Systems. Host Scott Simon talks to Weekend Edition Math Guy Keith Devlin about how math can be a guide to ...

A mathematical puzzle solved by an anonymous anime fans has led to an unexpected breakthrough in combinatorial mathematics, starting with a simple question about binge-watching a 14-episode series ...

A new series for the Health and Science section aims to make complex topics easy to dissect, and maybe even help people ‘fall ...

BYU's mathematics department and female math students are responding to ridicule of a club poster that went viral.

Bitcoin miners don't solve complex math problems - they guess numbers. While "solving mathematical puzzles" has become a common description of bitcoin mining, the process more closely resembles a ...

The question is meant for students aged between 10 and 11 A tricky math exam question aimed at fifth graders has gone viral on the internet after many adults said they were not able to solve it.

When New Jersey math teacher Christian Kane wasn't teaching Advanced Placement statistics, he was devising a way to construct the nation's first sports complex for children and adults with special ...

When it comes to explaining philosophy, sometimes less is more — and we think this arresting collection of minimalist posters encompasses that idea ...

How to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented.

Presented in posters and talks, the students’ topics will run the gamut from chaos theory to voting, from “rubber sheet” geometry to Mobius bands, and will include the mathematics of art and music.

Math explains history: Simulation accurately captures the evolution of ancient complex societies Date: September 23, 2013 Source: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis ...

When it comes to explaining philosophy, sometimes less is more — and we think this arresting collection of minimalist posters encompasses that idea ...