Jumping from high school to college-level statistics and geometry can feel like learning a new language. The concepts get ...

It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting students to learn, and of ...

The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day.

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

Six mathematicians from the United States, Europe and Canada have emerged as leading contenders for the 2026 Fields Medal, ...

Near the end of sixth grade, Bronia DePedrina’s daughter became anxious and stressed about going to school.

These puzzles showcase the base rate fallacy; the second one is also an example of the false positive paradox. When people ...

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...

Minority students may get left behind in efforts to build an empowered mindset around math. However, education leaders from Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia want to change that possibility across ...

Model math standards produced by conservative education advocates helped spark a battle in South Dakota that could spread to other states.

AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we can't verify them. How will we know if they're right? When you purchase ...