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

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This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person ...

When Gumball and Darwin first awoke in The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball earlier this year, the sequel series never fully addressed the chaotic, ambiguous ending of The Amazing World of Gumball.

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center. It will be a major upgrade from previously ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Despite low inflation and rising wages, Americans remain furious about high prices. There’s an odd but effective solution Listen ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

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“Weird Al” Yankovic spent much of 2025 taking his Bigger & Weirder Tour to large halls all across North America, but it turns out that was only the beginning. He’s coming back next year for another 90 ...

At the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one competitor did so well that it would have been awarded the Silver Prize, except for one thing: it was an AI system. This was the first time ...

A University of California San Diego report warns that roughly one in eight incoming college students can’t meet middle school math standards. It found that the number of students needing to take ...