Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...

Through the MIT4America Calculus Project, students and alumni are tutoring students in underresourced high schools across the ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

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Entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often possess a unique ability to see what others don't—the critical bottlenecks hiding in plain sight that create frustration, inefficiency, and lost ...

Creative problem-solving can be an exhilarating experience. You get a triple benefit: the euphoric 'aha' moment of solving a puzzle, the pride of accomplishing a goal, and the deeper self-discovery of ...

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In January 2020, just eight months into her tenure as CEO of Best Buy, Corie Barry learned about a novel coronavirus spreading in China. By early March, Barry was getting reports that the virus was ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...