Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...

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Taxes are hard. Math is harder. But the way U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., see it, it shouldn’t have to be that way. A bipartisan measure that would make it easier for ...

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the security of modern encryption. Any clever trick for solving them ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

Dave Urban knows a thing or two about campaigns. And one of the things he knows is that winning them is all about the math: You add voters. You never subtract them. And when he looks ahead to the 2026 ...

What I thought was a parenting failure was one of the best lessons I have learned. When I couldn't help my son with his math anymore, I felt like I was no longer enough. I finally realized I was ...

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