March Mathness is coming to Cleveland: You read that right

Throughout March, the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland will be offering families hands-on activities that demonstrate how mathematics applies to basketball and space exploration. The ...
Exploratorium

Exploratorium’s homegrown Pi (π) Day celebration returns on Saturday, March 14

The public is invited to celebrate the world’s favorite mathematical holiday at its birthplace ...
The Times of Israel

Vanderbilt to probe instructor over math question accusing Israel of occupation

From the river to the sea, Palestine (…) was approximately 100 km. in 1946,' read the problem given to calculus students; ...
The Forward on MSN

Vanderbilt launches inquiry into instructor after math question about Israeli occupation draws criticism

(JTA) — Vanderbilt University has launched an inquiry into a mathematics lecturer whose classroom exercise about Palestinian territory drew criticism from the activist group StopAntisemitism. Tekin ...

Finding the honey bee dance floor: New method shows how it moves within the hive

When honey bees find a good source of food, they return to their hive and perform a waggle dance. It consists of a series of movements that communicate the direction and distance to nectar, pollen or ...
Live Science

'Some of them have accuracy that's close to zero': Experts unpack the promise and pitfalls of genetic tests aimed at consumers

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable ...