The Conversation

Kenya’s decision to make maths optional in high school is a bad idea – what should happen instead

Moses Ngware receives funding from the African Population and Health Research Center. He is affiliated with the African Population and Health Research Center. Kenya’s education ministry announced in ...
Engadget

A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months

A nearly year-old Facebook event for a "simple maths competition" has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The "event" racked up about 51 million views on Facebook during ...
The Conversation

Boys not only perform better in maths, they are also more confident about the subject than girls

Sarah Buckley is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne and was on the academic advisory group for maths education app TownSquared. Sarah has ...
Nature

Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action

Researchers reveal when boys pull ahead of girls in mathematics, sounding an alarm and providing both an opportunity for schools, parents and researchers. When do girls fall behind in maths? Gigantic ...
IFLScience

One Third Of Math's "Grand Unified Theory" Has (Almost Certainly) Just Been Toppled

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Victory for Cleethorpes Academy maths team in UK competition

A man who launched a savage attack on two men with a glass bottle on a train has been found guilty of attempted murder and ...
IFLScience

"Remarkable" Pattern Discovered Behind Prime Numbers, Math's Most Unpredictable Objects

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...