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Scientists use new method to calculate the annual probability of ...

With mass shootings happening randomly every year in the United States, it may seem that there is no ...
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Mathematical models may help shed light on body clock disruptions

Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like dayli ...
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3 reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and ...

Graphic novels can help make math and physics more accessible for students, parents or teachers in t ...
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The Easy Tricks That Can Maximise Your Lottery Winnings

From avoiding the number seven to picking numbers over 31, mathematician Peter Rowlett has a few psy ...
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Making sense of life’s random rhythms: Team suggests universal framework ...

Life’s random rhythms surround us–from the hypnotic, synchronized blinking of fireflies…to the ...
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Arithmetic has a biological origin: It’s an expression in symbols ...

Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it ...
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An algorithm that shapes objects to cause them to roll ...

A team of physicists and mathematicians at the Institute for Basic Science’s Center for Soft a ...
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Mathematics formula K-theory used to advance understanding of topological materials

Terry Loring, distinguished professor of mathematics and statistics, published and co-authored a new ...
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X marks the unknown in algebra, but X’s origins are ...

Even though “x” is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, it appears thr ...
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Scientists develop method to predict the spread of armed conflicts

Around the world, political violence increased by 27% last year, affecting 1.7 billion people. The n ...
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Scientists uncover a surprising connection between number theory and evolutionary ...

Number theory, the study of the properties of positive integers, is perhaps the purest form of mathe ...
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How many lottery tickets do you need to buy to ...

Mathematicians at The University of Manchester have answered the question: How many lottery tickets ...
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Mathematicians Find 27 Tickets That Guarantee UK National Lottery Win

Buying a specific set of 27 tickets for the UK National Lottery will mathematically guarantee that y ...
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Study describes evolution of double-sided social norms for cooperative interactions

In addition to describing biological interactions, evolutionary theory has also become a valuable to ...
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New game theory model describes how people make decisions in ...

In the face of existential dilemmas that are shared by all of humanity, including the consequences o ...
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Psychological study suggests arithmetic is biologically-based and a natural consequence ...

Everyone knows that 2 + 2 = 4, but why do we have arithmetic in the first place, and why is it true? ...
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