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Mathematical equations can make Internet communication via computer, mobile phone or satellite many times faster and more secure than today. A new study uses a four minute long mobile video as an ...

You probably think you're smarter than a middle schooler. If you want to know for sure, try your hand at this basic math problem. It's harder than it looks — even if you think you have a solid grasp ...

Math is hard. Thank goodness the internet is here to help! Except that while the internet has a lot of answers, a lot of those answers are wrong. Such was the case with this math problem that has gone ...

If only there were a time machine to bring us back to third grade when our biggest worries consisted of who to play with on the playground and if the cafeteria was serving pizza for lunch. But as ...

If that statement has confused you then there’s a good chance you missed the ‘girl math’ trend sweeping the internet. The term was coined by New Zealand radio show hosts Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley, ...

Every week a little dash of math and statistics floats into my mailbox. I make no claims to be a mathematician, but I've learned a great deal from my regular injection of numerate thinking provided by ...

PEMDAS has plagued many in elementary school math classes, but how many Americans remember how to use the acronym to solve problems? A simple sixth-grade math equation went viral on X for stumping ...

8 ÷ 2(2+2). Simple, right? WRONG. As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all ...

A simple math puzzle has caused a flurry of controversy among math afficionados on the internet over the correct way to find the answer. The brain-teaser, which has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter), ...