Watch: This Super Smart Dog Can Do Math

Watch: This Super Smart Dog Can Do Math

The pooch is quite a talented mathematician

For the Sake of Your Toilet, Just Leave the Seat Up

For the Sake of Your Toilet, Just Leave the Seat Up

Mathematical models put together by scientists show it's best if men just leave the seat up after using the toilet

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2014
How to Make the Absolute Best Donut, as Explained by Science

How to Make the Absolute Best Donut, as Explained by Science

A donut is not just a donut, it is a well-defined mathematical object and should be approached in a professional manner

Martin Hairer, a Mac App Developer, Has Received the Highest Honor a Mathematician Can Get

Martin Hairer, a Mac App Developer, Has Received the Highest Honor a Mathematician Can Get

Martin Hairer has been awarded the 2014 Fields Medal

Scientists Prove God Exists by Using a MacBook – It's All in the Math

Scientists Prove God Exists by Using a MacBook – It's All in the Math

An old theorem is proven true by two scientists from two different universities

Math Freaks Out Girls More than It Does Boys

Math Freaks Out Girls More than It Does Boys

Girls dread math tests more than boys do, researchers find

Hard Math Theorems Proved in Just 140 Characters on Twitter

Hard Math Theorems Proved in Just 140 Characters on Twitter

Tiny Proof aims to provide proofs inside the limits of 140 characters

NVIDIA-Powered PC Breaks Pi Calculation Record

NVIDIA-Powered PC Breaks Pi Calculation Record

Some GPU graphics cards manage to calculate eight quadrillion decimals

World's Largest Prime Number Has over 17 Million Digits

World's Largest Prime Number Has over 17 Million Digits

This new prime number gives its 12,978,189-digits-long predecessor a run for its money

Math Anxiety Similar to “Burning One's Hand on a Hot Stove,” at Least for the Brain

Math Anxiety Similar to “Burning One's Hand on a Hot Stove,” at Least for the Brain

The thought of having to do math has the same effects as the threat of bodily harm

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 30th, 2012
Math Explains Why the Placebo Effect Exists

Math Explains Why the Placebo Effect Exists

The new model can also predict when the effect should occur

Calibre 0.8.66 Has Support for Mathematics in Ebooks

Calibre 0.8.66 Has Support for Mathematics in Ebooks

It also comes with drivers for SONY PRS-T2, Freelander PD10 and Coolreader Tablet

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2012
Mathematics Links Structure to Function in Leaves

Mathematics Links Structure to Function in Leaves

Researchers are beginning to unlock a great mystery permeating Nature

Ponytail Shapes Explained Through Math

Ponytail Shapes Explained Through Math

This is the first time such a study was conducted

Newton's Books Scanned, Posted Online

Newton's Books Scanned, Posted Online

This was a project by scientists at Cambridge University

  • iPad
  • By Filip Truta
  • December 8th, 2011
iPad Makes Learning Math a Breeze, Study Shows

iPad Makes Learning Math a Breeze, Study Shows

Fractions game designed for the iPad reveals massive changes in attitude towards math

Algorithms Help Identify Violent Gangs in L.A.

Algorithms Help Identify Violent Gangs in L.A.

The calculations were developed in cooperation with the LAPD

 
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