The basic translation here is that in a comedy organization, “cool-smart-funny” people attract “smart-funny” people, “smart-funny” people attract “smart” people, and “smart” people attract other ...

For Joe Horan, the skills he learns in the classroom are not the ones he applies on stage. After all, that’s where he improvises. Horan, a fourth-year in mathematics, is an aspiring stand-up comedian ...

The square of the hypotenuse may be equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, but are women are equal to men? Here are five word problems to help elementary school students brush up on ...

This week was a bit light on daily assignments as I was working on some big projects that will be appearing soon. But, I did get around town a little for some art, comedy, an education story and a ...

John Betz began his life working for the federal government. He later switched to teaching high-school mathematics. He later discovered he was funny. Hence, a stand-up career that brings him to ...

Well, you haven't met Doktor Kaboom, who has a way of making his audiences laugh while teaching them a few lessons along the way. And that's important, because kids make up the bulk of his audiences.

Iliza Shlesinger is sick of people’s expectations. Speaking on this week’s episode of the The Daily Beast Podcast, the comedian shared insight into how women in entertainment are so often held to ...

“Mathematicians in Love,” by Rudy Rucker (Tor, 364 pages, $24.95) Rudy Rucker is a one-man movement for what he calls transrealism. His new book is not just a transrealist masterpiece but also an ...

Aisha Tyler has what she refers to as "all the jobs." Most people know her as the voice of crime-fighting, take-no-prisoners Lana Kane on FX's animated show "Archer." She's also a daytime talk show ...