Sam Wang has used a combination of computer simulations and simple math tests to help reveal the partisan intent behind the post-2010 redistricting. All this work gave the neuroscientist a new ...

Like Liam Neeson in Taken, Presh Talwalkar has a very specific set of skills. They don’t (as far as we know) include hunting down kidnappers and dispatching them in increasingly gruesome and ...

Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one acre of grass. If you tie a goat to the inside of the fence, how long a rope do you need to allow the animal access to ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

NEW DELHI-- An Indian bride walked out of her wedding ceremony after the groom failed to solve a simple math problem, police said Friday. The bride tested the groom on his math skills and when he got ...

Some people get cold feet before their wedding, so it's normal for couples to ask, "Is this something we really want?" But this one bride straight up left her man after he failed to answer one simple ...