Free STEM online courses by Harvard University, MIT and more
Free STEM courses are now available to everyone with an internet connection, opening doors to high-quality learning from the ...
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Students prepare for the American Mathematics Competitions
Around 300 Carlmont students are preparing to take the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), a renowned math competition ...
Student who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say
Organizers of a Chinese math competition say a vocational school student who finished near the top in the first round was ...
Using mathematics to better understand cause and effect
Cause and effect. We understand this concept from an early age. Tug on a pull toy's string, and the toy follows. Naturally, ...
MIT Technology Review19d
Applying the beauty and rigor of math to social sciences
Yet today she’s an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, where her work applies probability to social science problems such as how opinions—including ...
Forbes23d
How MathGPT Uses Generative AI To Make Mathematics More Accessible To Everyone
One of the headliner features of iPadOS 18, which powers the new iPad mini announced this week, is something Apple calls Math Notes. Available in the also-new Calculator app, Math Notes is ...
The Boston Globe27d
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, both MIT professors, win Nobel Prize
He pursued that interest, becoming an influential economist and MIT professor, and on Monday, at 57, Acemoglu was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. He and fellow MIT professor Simon Johnson ...
The Boston Globe28d
Broad Institute lays off 87, largely in IT, software engineering
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, one of the most prominent biotech research centers in the world, has laid off 87 employees, a spokesperson confirmed Sunday. The layoffs came as a lucrative ...