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Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states. Laser1987/iStock/Getty Images The number of first-year students at the…

As a teacher, I heard it all the time: “I’m not a math person.”  I would be in line at the grocery store, wearing a math…

The average reading and math scores of American high school seniors fell to their lowest levels in two decades in 2024, according to new national data…

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, show eighth-graders’ science scores have fallen 4 points…

If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever…

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about…

A few months before the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in July, a three-person team at OpenAI made a long bet that they could use the…

The early years are a critical time to teach the foundations of math. That’s when children learn to count, start identifying shapes and gain an early…

In 2014 Mura Yakerson, a college student at the time, decided to practice driving in a quiet area in the countryside near Saint Petersburg, Russia. Then…

August 12, 20255 min readThe Math Trick Hidden in Your Credit Card NumberFind out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s keeps your wallet safeBy Jack…