Sam Wang has used a combination of computer simulations and simple math tests to help reveal the partisan intent behind the post-2010 redistricting. All this work gave the neuroscientist a new ...

Sorry, it’s math time. But these are some of the easiest math quizzes we’ve ever put on BuzzFeed. They have 54 questions between them that you should find easy to ...

Like Liam Neeson in Taken, Presh Talwalkar has a very specific set of skills. They don’t (as far as we know) include hunting down kidnappers and dispatching them in increasingly gruesome and ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

The internet has had a field day figuring out what the real answer is to a simple math problem. A Twitter user named Louise Bloxham shared a math problem from a Year 2 (equivalent to the first grade ...

Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a genius!” they reply. Or ...