This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it may seem like geometry and trigonometry were created by the Greeks as a form ...

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Politico suggests Elon Musk’s former department has saved less than 5 percent of its claimed savings from canceling contracts. Reporter The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has vastly ...

Noted mathematician Manjul Bhargava said that within a year or two, a few Artificial Intelligence (AI) models will be able to correctly solve any undergraduate science problems. Addressing the Indian ...

Trigonometric identities are powerful tools for simplifying complex equations in math and science. Three core groups—reciprocal, quotient, and Pythagorean—form the foundation. Effective strategies ...

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

Google’s AI R&D lab DeepMind says it has developed a new AI system to tackle problems with “machine-gradable” solutions. In experiments, the system, called AlphaEvolve, could help optimize some of the ...

A simple maths problem designed to test children in the third grade has left many parents stumped. Writing on a Reddit thread titled 'Homework Help', one baffled parent from the US took to the forum ...

Maths has always been a subject that many of us found challenging during school times. It was the subject that either had us groaning in frustration or, for some, reaching for a calculator. However, ...

Meet Siah, a four year old math prodigy from Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district who, at just four years old, is solving problems that would leave most adults stumped. By the age of three, Siah had already ...

For many of us, mathematics in school was a subject that not only demanded endless practice but also caused anxiety before exams. However, when it comes to brain teasers, the experience is quite ...