The primary trust fund that supports Social Security is expected to run out of money in 2033. If Congress doesn’t adjust the program to improve its solvency, recipients will have their benefits cut by ...

The verdict, it seems, is in: artificial intelligence is not about to replace mathematicians. That is the immediate takeaway from the “First Proof” challenge—perhaps the most robust test yet of the ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

Remainder. Product. Algorithm. Ordered pair. Seemingly jargony words and phrases like these, referring to specific math concepts, might seem complex for elementary school students to grasp. But ...

Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex. Moon Duchin, who leads the University of Chicago’s Data and Democracy Research Initiative, explores how math can help solve ...