According to The Information, OpenAI's primary concern is not solving the Hodge Conjecture but announcing they did so without further infuriating mathematicians. Reading time 2 minutes Not long after ...

Explore how math is used in emergency response, engineering, farming, and labs. Math plays a key role in safety, science, and farming. Firefighters use elapsed time to respond quickly, while chemical ...

After COVID-19, the U.S. witnessed a nation-wide decline in math scores for PK-12 students. In response, Iowa has passed new legislation re-emphasizing math in schools. In 2025, Gov. Kim Reynolds ...

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The opinion section of the San Francisco Standard published an op-ed over the weekend that quickly reignited the ongoing debate over SAT and ACT requirements in UC admissions. In about 2,000 words, UC ...

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A well known University of California-Berkeley mathematics professor has slammed admissions standards at the top-flight university — where she says huge portions of her students are failing to keep up ...

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When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework more efficiently. Evidence is beginning to ...

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This month, 30 mathematicians gathered at Harvard University to grade a consequential and difficult problem set. This wasn’t just any test; its outcome would guide a field grappling with existential ...