Welcome to the Week 15 grades! There were a total of four teams eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15, and the final one came Monday night with the Miami Dolphins losing to the Pittsburgh ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

Every year, on the fourth Thursday of November, Americans gather for a huge feast to give thanks. That day, of course, is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is known as the day to eat turkey, be merry and ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

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The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...

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You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...