Humans and AI race to ‘blow up’ math’s toughest equations

Whenever I get coffee with a mathematician, I always ask which of the seven Millennium Problems they think will be next to ...

Solving Feynman's Formula for Eating Well, Parking Your Car, and Finding a Mate

But another part of it is that Feynman is simultaneously defining a problem and solving it. That’s what made it such a fun ...
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Simple-looking equation proves difficult to solve - can you remember special rule only geniuses can?

This simple-looking equation has left many people debating the correct answer online. Can you solve it?
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Math Fluency Is All About Problem-Solving. Do We Teach It That Way?

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

A Nobel physicist's lunch order became math, and it took 50 years to crack the code

Richard Feynman restaurant meal math reveals a deeper truth about human choices. His hidden decision-making formula explains ...

Psychology says people who can’t tie their shoelaces but solve impossible math problems may have an advantage: The surprising reason our brains work this way

The most important takeaway is that intelligence cannot be reduced to a single score or trait. It is a complex combination of ...
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Ditch Those Math Worksheets. The Case for Teaching Real-World Problem Solving in K-5

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...