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Readers reply: Who invented mathematics?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian - UK

10 of Futurama's smartest science references and gags

Good news, everyone! With "Futurama" season 12 about to land, here are 10 of the best science and math-based jokes from the sci-fi comedy's 25-year history.

Space

The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum

The government’s recently announced plans to “transform maths education” have set off a heated debate over how the subject is taught in classrooms.

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Ed Sheeran fans in hysterics after singer shares Pokemon Stadium clip: ‘Harry Styles said the same thing’

Singer-songwriter made a self-deprecating gag as he enjoyed some downtime

The Independent UK

Hidden figures: giving history’s most overlooked mathematicians their due

A new book looks at the contributions made by women and people of colour, whose stories have often been forgotten

The Guardian - US

Is math objectively real?

Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist

Salon

No tools, just thinking: students to solve real-world maths problems

Students will have 45 minutes to problem solve, and no calculator.

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Real equity in math education is about more than good grades and test scores

Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10% – a statistic that has remained stubbornly persistent for 50 years.

The Conversation

Google DeepMind takes step closer to cracking top-level maths

Team of two new AI systems score one point short of gold medal in global maths contest for gifted students

The Guardian - UK

A Mathematician Brilliantly Argues Why Pi Day Should Actually Be in July

In Ben Orlin's new book, Math for English Majors, he explains that a more accurate Pi Day would be July 22 as opposed to March 14.

Inverse

What toilet paper and game shows can teach us about the spread of epidemics

How can we explain and predict human behaviour? Are mathematics and probability up to the task, or are humans too complex and irrational?

The Conversation

Nik Bentel Releases a Futuristic Orb Bag Inspired by an Age-Old Mathematics Concept

Creative designer Nik Bentel just created a futuristic-looking handbag that actually doubles as an experiment in warping light.

Fashion Times

‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?

In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers

The Guardian - UK

Brothers charged with stealing $25 million in Ethereum in 12 seconds — Cryptocurrency heist exploited transaction validation process

The pair allegedly used their education in mathematics and computer science to exploit a weakness in the Ethereum blockchain.

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Adding up to fun: What Eddie Woo wants Newcastle to know about maths

The renowned educator held teacher and student workshops today.

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Burkhardt obituary

Other lives: Educator who helped teachers find new ways of teaching mathematics in the classroom

The Hindu

Planetarium to organise summer programmes for BSc students

JNP's summer programmes for BSc students focus on mathematics and research, offering challenging courses by scientists and medical practitioners.

The Guardian - UK

Daphne Gilbert obituary

Other lives: Mathematics professor who jointly developed an influential theory on spectral analysis

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Fields Medal winner Cedric Villani explains the many mysteries of Pi

March 14 is celebrated as Pi day every year. The date 3/14, corresponds to the first three digits of the famous mathematical constant.

The Hindu

AlphaGeometry and the threat of AI’s takeover of mathematics | Explained

AlphaGeometry, an AI developed by DeepMind, solves complex geometry problems at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Salon

Expert: GOP primaries use "flawed math"

A Wellesley professor explains how the GOP's nominee selection process is a "mess of flawed mathematics"

Guitar World

“An exact replica of Ed’s personal stage guitar used on all of his stadium sized gigs during the Mathematics tour”: Lowden raises the bar with its most luxurious Ed Sheeran signature guitar to date, the fully hand-made Stadium Edition model

Only 150 of the latest Sheeran by Lowden model will be made, with each boasting the brand's new stadium voicing carve and Sheeran's personal signature

MusicRadar

“It offers fans, collectors, and musicians a piece of musical history”: Sheeran By Lowden unveils its first-ever hand-built acoustic, and it is an exact replica of Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour stage guitar

The Stadium Edition is limited to 150 units worldwide, features a “stadium-voiced” soundboard, comes signed by Sheeran and George Lowden, and is a $4,500 collector's item

Ballotpedia

San Francisco ballot measure to urge school district to offer algebra to 8th graders will be on March ballot

Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on seven ballot measures on March 5, 2024, including Proposition G, which issues a policy declaration regarding the school district’s mathematics curriculum.

The Hindu

Women’s College conducts national workshop on Mathematics in Guntur

Learn innovative teaching techniques and e-tools through a five-day National Workshop on Interactive Instructional Methodologies in Mathematics.

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