Illiteracy worries have long been irresistible to the educated class.

By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most ...

In this video, I explain why a basic understanding of Math and Physics is essential for becoming an airline pilot.

What if the famous P vs NP problem isn’t just about algorithms but about the observers trying to solve them? Research ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $2,000 checks funded by his sweeping tariffs is under fire for not adding up. Trump, 79, pledged to send rebates to U.S. citizens who are “low and ...

Nothing sinks a golfer’s spirits like their ball zinging back out of the hole. Now, physics and mathematics explain how it happens. The anguish of a “lip out” occurs when a golfer putts a ball, and ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Many football players are not known for their academic knowledge, though fans were left in shock when a video of Travis Kelce explaining physics to his Kansas City Chiefs teammates went viral. In a ...