For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His ...

A UC San Diego report reveals a significant spike in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, with the need increasing from ...

Students aren’t necessarily missing the math, they’re missing how to make sense of the problem itself. Once we see ...

The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

In liquid-bearing concrete structures, joints are where protective linings fail first. A monolithic film is asked to span a ...

You’ve spent weeks polishing your product, and now an investor wants to “see the deck.” Your stomach drops. You’ve got slides ...

We’ve been aiming customer marketing at the wrong target. Most teams treat it as an advocacy program—a place to collect case ...

For financial advisors, a good time to talk about sequence risk with clients is when markets are calm and clients are still ...

A dad was reviewing his son’s math homework assignment when the unexpected appearance of two words, scribbled in pencil, ...

Digital wallets are no longer sidekicks. In many markets they’re the default way to pay online, in apps, and at the point of ...