Adding one irrelevant sentence to math problems causes AI systems to make confident mistakes over 300 percent more.

A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” once thought purely theoretical, may revolutionize electronics, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a ...

Alabama was the only state to earn a "Strong" rating its math education in a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality released Tuesday. The state, which has historically leaned red, ...

“There’s so much story that comes from touching something,” says Michael DeChillo. As the owner of Sample House—a year-old membership-based materials library—DeChillo is invested in tactility. And ...

The Harvard Math Department will pilot a new introductory course aimed at rectifying a lack of foundational algebra skills among students, according to Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan ...

Third grade is a crucial time for development of reading skills, and test results show Texas children are struggling. Ian McVea Star-Telegram archives If a hitter in baseball is successful in a third ...

The following is an excerpt from The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe by Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau. Copyright 2024. Available from Basic Books ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. A high school ...