Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

A few of the other professions McKinsey expects to increase are STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs ...

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 ...

Adrian Crane climbed mountains in Scotland with his father and uncle when he was a boy. He remembers using ice axes to climb in the winter when he was only 15. There is this “great feeling you get of ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

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President Donald Trump and the head of a key housing agency over the weekend mused about a 50-year mortgage backed by the government. The key question, beyond the logistics of actually introducing ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz got his math completely wrong while trying to defend President Donald Trump on drug prices. NBC’s Kristen Welker pointed out in an interview Wednesday night that Trump has repeatedly ...

There are currently about 80 companies across the world manufacturing quantum computing hardware. Because I report on quantum computing, I have had a chance to watch it grow as an industry from up ...

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI. When you purchase ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and ...