Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — Diamonds with certain optically active defects can be used as highly sensitive sensors or qubits for quantum computers, where the quantum information is stored in the electron ...

“The Mathematics Teacher of the Year Award is not just a reflection of my work but of the students who challenge me every day, my colleagues who inspire me, and the passion we all share for ...

Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of ...

In 2021, MIT instructor of applied mathematics Karol Bacik, who is also trained in fluid dynamics and granular flow, published research on crowd flow and social distancing. This gave him and his ...

The official White House X account on Thursday posted its most bizarre meme to date: a Studio Ghibli-style AI cartoon of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer handcuffing a crying ...

On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme History” column. If you want to read columns like this a day before ...

Kashiwara was in the right place at the right time: Sato and his colleagues were then developing a completely new branch of mathematics that combines two distinct fields: analysis and algebra.

A perfectly timed camera pan to a shocked sports fan trying to grasp an epic loss spawns top-tier meme content. There was the shocked Michigan fan who couldn't believe his Wolverines lost to ...

A Minecraft Movie-- starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa-- seems like goofy fun (full disclosure: I haven't seen it yet). But there's one scene in particular that has taken on a life of its own ...