Many people are interested in mathematics, or at least interested in the idea of being interested in math. But for too many people, they find math daunting. But it needn’t be so. Yes, there is jargon ...

January 29, 2026 - In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music. Nank was appointed to represent the ...

“Topology is the study of whether there are holes in a space,” says mathematician Dennis Sullivan of the City University of New York Graduate Center. He just won one of the most prestigious awards in ...

Looks like Tiger Mom had it half-right: Motivation to work hard and good study techniques, not IQ, lead to better math skills, a new study shows. But there's a catch: The findings, published this ...

Tracy Weyand liked math as a kid. She was good at it. But there weren’t many outlets or activities for that interest outside the classroom. Students who like words can work at the school newspaper.