Intelligence is sometimes perceived as a superpower, something that gives a person an edge over their fellow human. So much ...

Morning light also boosts serotonin, improving mood and energy as winter lethargy slowly ebbs away. Simple fixes include spending time outdoors, walking to school, sitting near windows, keeping blinds ...

I own a digital 24-hour clock (i.e., a military time clock) that displays in HH:MM format. Each digit uses the standard seven-segment display in which seven lights toggle on or off to form numbers, as ...

Android has had customization options ever since its early days — it's what distinguished it from other mobile OSes that existed back in the day. Yet, we've only recently started to see customizable ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Math is the sum of its parts, and it adds on itself. What does that mean? It means that ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

Researchers are looking for new ways to improve timekeeping because even small gains in stability can help physicists discover subtle physical effects. The thorium-229 nuclear clock is a newer venture ...

Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...

Hannah Cairo is in the first year of her mathematics graduate program at the University of Maryland. Like her peers, she does research and is a TA on campus. But unlike most Ph.D. students, Cairo is ...

At the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one competitor did so well that it would have been awarded the Silver Prize, except for one thing: it was an AI system. This was the first time ...

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