Tao: Today there are a lot of very tedious types of mathematics that we don’t like doing, so we look for clever ways to get ...

In her introduction to a "Conversation with Superintendent Tim Payne," Suzanne Kirkpatrick, president of the Chapter of the ...

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves ...

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As you raise your preschooler, you will also naturally talk about ideas like inside and outside, left and right, middle, above and below, and top and bottom. You may help her notice what is the same ...

Meaghan Oppenheimer unravels the chaotic season three and series finale that answered many questions, posed new ones for Lucy ...

“Strong math skills are foundational for student success,” said Matt Epperson, Vice President, Human Resources Operations & ...

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

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The United States is experiencing a slow, grinding massacre of women, with 78 rapes per hour and 683,000 rapes per year, while the "pro-life" movement is strangely silent about the victims and is ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. This two-part series traces ...