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Disconnected from math, students call for real-world relevance, survey reveals
According to the first-ever survey fielded by RAND's new American Youth Panel (AYP), 49% of students in middle and high school grades reported losing interest in math about half or more of the time, and 75% of youths reported ...
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Jun 17, 2025
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Smarter hypothesis testing with statistics: How e-values can improve scientific research
During his Ph.D. research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-called e-values. These turn out to be more flexible—especially when you ...
Mathematics
Jun 16, 2025
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Solving big problems, one burrito truck at a time
When trying to teach a complex subject, sometimes the best strategy is to wrap it in something familiar. Like a burrito.
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Jun 16, 2025
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Digital twins reveal how math disabilities affect the brain
Using AI to analyze brain scans of students solving math problems, researchers offer the first-ever glimpse into the neural roots of math learning disabilities.
Mathematics
Jun 10, 2025
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How to break the cycle of math anxiety
It's an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren't.
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Jun 6, 2025
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AI reveals hidden language patterns and likely authorship in the Bible
AI is transforming every industry, from medicine to film to finance. So, why not use it to study one of the world's most revered ancient texts, the Bible?
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Jun 5, 2025
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Mathematical model helps European regions set suitable targets to close gender gaps in education
The gender gap in education doesn't always disadvantage women. In countries like Estonia, Iceland, or Sweden, women outperform men in key indicators such as tertiary education and lifelong learning. But that, too, is a gender ...
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Jun 5, 2025
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Data-driven method reveals how (un)predictable complex systems can be
A research team has developed a novel method for estimating the predictability of complex dynamical systems. Their work, "Time-lagged recurrence: A data-driven method to estimate the predictability of dynamical systems," ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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Study investigates why mathematical identity is important for students' motivation and competence
Students' perceptions of their mathematical identity can provide insight into why some lose motivation or underperform in math. "The background of the research project MATHMot is that we know less about how motivation for ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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Prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians for centuries—technology is revolutionizing the search
A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique—the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented prime numbers. Similarly, ...
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Jun 2, 2025
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Researchers help college students understand why mathematics classes matter
West Virginia University researchers are changing how college mathematics is taught by evaluating and sharing a model for problem-solving that supports what students learn in other courses like business or biology.
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May 29, 2025
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Few diffusers and many bottlenecks: The French labor market according to statistical physics
How long have you been doing your current job? Have you ever thought about trying a new profession? How difficult does change seem to you? The current rapid transformation of the labor market is putting many workers to the ...
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May 27, 2025
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Beyond intuition: Using mathematical models to shape behavior
A new study introduces choice engineering—a powerful new way to guide decisions using math instead of guesswork. By applying carefully designed mathematical models, researchers found they could influence people's choices ...
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May 19, 2025
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Algebra is more than alphabet soup, it's the language of algorithms and relationships
You scrambled up a Rubik's cube, and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make?
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May 15, 2025
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How math reveals the bleeding edge of AI
Mathematicians love the certainty of proofs. This is how they verify that their intuition matches observable truth.
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May 6, 2025
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Mapping our emotionally divided society: Mathematical model helps explain polarization
In our polarized political system, what's one thing that Democrats and Republicans have in common? Growing distrust and dislike for each other.
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May 6, 2025
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Facebook data used to study global human migration patterns
A team of statistical researchers at Meta, owner of Facebook, working with colleagues from the University of Hong Kong and Harvard University, has applied a specially designed algorithm to analyze Facebook data to track human ...
Physiology-inspired networks could improve political decision-making
A study led by researchers at the Columbia Butler Aging Center and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health has unveiled a framework for rethinking political decision-making—drawing inspiration from how the human body ...
Mathematics
May 1, 2025
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Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences
A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations.
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May 1, 2025
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2.1 kids per woman might not be enough for population survival, new research reveals
Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS One ...
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Apr 30, 2025
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