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Prime numbers are a mathematical mystery.
Big data makes it a bit easier to guess your next move.
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Predicting human behavior is big business. But science may never be able to do so with perfect certainty.
England’s top performing maths pupils achieve a very high standard but the bottom performers lag far behind.
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But could the influences of Shanghai and Singapore help?
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The voluntary ITP is a much-needed service that translates science-related digital materials into Arabic for a general audience.
Can you prove Santa Claus exists using mathematical logic?
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How do you prove Santa Claus exists using mathematical logic? A review of Fry and Evan’s book on the mathematics of Christmas.
Illinois’s Fourth Congressional District is often called out for its ‘earmuff’ shape, but there’s an ideal behind its strange appearance.
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Gerrymandered districts are under fire across the US. But a weird district shape isn’t necessarily a bad one.
Breaking down the big numbers.
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Today’s news can often involve mind-bogglingly large numbers. A math professor shares some tricks for understanding it all.
Hidden Figures, the movie, showcased the importance of Black women in mathematics.
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Mathematics departments in Canada have a poor record on equity, diversity and inclusivity says a gay mathematics professor. Here he speaks about the hopeful changes he sees coming.
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innovation, science and economic development minister, takes part in a technology event in Ottawa in May 2017. The Canadian government has started up a $1.26-billion fund to support innovation-related business investments.
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If leaders of educational institutions are concerned about the employability of graduates, they should avoid over-investing in STEM subjects and stop snubbing liberal arts.
There are plenty of opportunities when you are out shopping to include your child in discussions about financial decisions.
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Learning about real-life money decisions from a young age helps kids learn maths and improves their financial literacy.
If the government expanded the new $73 million Student Work-Integrated Learning program to all students it could help tackle Canada’s most intractable social problems — such as homelessness, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, affordable housing, social cohesion and intercultural understanding.
A new government program will create 10,000 work placements for undergraduates in only business and STEM subjects. Why not fund students to innovate in the social sector too?
How can geometry track with our political values?
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Gerrymandering is being hotly debated around the US. Can math help us figure out how to divide the country up fairly?
Many scientific studies aren’t holding up in further tests.
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Scientists have a big problem: Many psychological studies don’t hold up to scrutiny. Is it time to redefine statistical significance?
We need to build algorithms that act ethically.
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Creating an ethical machine learning system is no simple task, but maths can help.
We’re living longer than ever. But how many of those years will we be healthy?
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How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy – and then die? One model tries to find the answer.
Bakhshali manuscript.
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High school students can blame ancient India for quadratic equations and calculus.
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Turning zero from a punctuation mark into a number paved the way for everything from algebra to algorithms.
Michael Shannon and Michael Stuhlbarg in the film “The Shape of Water.”
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This year’s Toronto International Film Festival is a further example of how science, technology, engineering and math illuminate movies – and, in the process, our minds.
Can you cut it in this math problem?
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Dreading math class as you head back into school? Never fear: Try these tips from famed mathematician George Pólya.
Peter Nightingale (left) and Ian Gent with two of the eight queens needed for the ‘8-queen’ problem.
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Solving the P vs NP problem is one of mathematics’ most intractable puzzles, and there’s US$1m prize money for the first to do so.