In the past 20 years, parents have taken to heart public-awareness campaigns urging them to read to their children every night. But math initiatives have not gained as much traction—even as emerging ...

August brings the usual dread of summer’s end and the imminent return to school, now magnified by the uncertainty of a COVID future and painful memories of the COVID past. As if the increased levels ...

I once made the mistake of asking a mathematician why he devoted his whole life to maths. "Because it's fun!" he replied wildly, his flabby cheeks beaming with childlike excitement. "Ah, of course," I ...

The percentage of students taking intermediate or advanced mathematics at school has declined significantly. Why is this happening and why does it matter? However, one of the most influential reasons ...

Math and science will be most useful when I get older because math will make me smart and give me a big head. Science will allow me to invent new things like the flying shoes. Math, reading and ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It turns out that, in economics, maths – like technology and much else – can be used for good or ill ...

Whenever I tell people I’m a mathematical researcher, I’m usually met with some form of bewilderment. Occasionally that’s followed by the immediate end of the conversation. If there is a follow-up ...