Find out how and why mathematics is used in microeconomics, its limitations, and the math skills that economics students need.

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

Educators and administrators in recent years have been eager to reimagine math instruction. Troubled by high failure rates in ...

Middle and high school educators likewise should incorporate more real-life applications into their traditional lessons while recognizing that data literacy is no substitute for advanced math. It’s ...

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The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector has always depended on visualization technology. From hand-drawn sketches to blueprints, to CAD models and photorealistic renderings, each ...

On certain days, I’d cut school and head over to the Museum of Modern Art to dream awhile. This was in the mid-nineteen-seventies, and my high school—then called the High School for Performing ...

Great leadership doesn’t just happen in boardrooms or business settings. From little league coaching and community initiatives to family moments and encounters with service providers, powerful ...

One of the key compromises with the iPhone Air is a smaller battery, but a combination of real-life usage and lab tests suggests that it will get you through a typical day. In one lab stress test, for ...

Life’s origin story just became even more mysterious. Using mathematics and information theory, Robert G. Endres of Imperial College London found that the spontaneous emergence of life from nonliving ...

SALUDA — South Carolina’s education leaders have a simple message for their state: “Every student is a math student.” They’re tired of the idea that some kids just aren’t good at math, or that it’s ...