Every pure mathematician has experienced that awkward moment when asked, “So what’s your research good for?” There are standard responses: a proud “Nothing!”; an explanation that mathematical research ...

LESAGE — Fifth-graders from across Cabell County put their math skills to the test Thursday at the annual Math Field Day held at the district’s transportation office in Lesage. Math Field Day allows ...

Jasmine Herring, an Independence High senior, had only heard about competing at the Lee Webb Math Field Day from her siblings. The event was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID and went virtual ...

Last week Maryam Mirzakhani, a 37-year-old Iranian-born mathematician who works at Stanford University became the first woman to win the Fields Medal. This is the highest honor in math and it's often ...

Kirsten Jones made ice cream in a plastic bag and powered a calculator using natural elements Thursday at Spokane Community College – both lessons in green power and energy. The 17-year-old was among ...

With her homeland mired in war, the sphere-packing number theorist Maryna Viazovska has become the second woman to win a Fields Medal in the award’s 86-year history. In late February, just weeks after ...

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A Kurdish refugee to the UK is one of the four recipients of the 2018 Fields medals. Caucher Birkar was given the award at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ...