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Study finds Indian school students lack real-world math skills, highlighting need for improved teaching strategies.

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Ed Sheeran recently explained why he wishes he could play more songs from Subtract album on his Mathematics Tour.

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In Source Code, Gates describes his first LSD experience, which led to a stressful dental visit while he was still under the drug’s effects. He also recalls another trip with Microsoft co-founder Paul ...

Emmy Noether showed that fundamental physical laws are just a consequence of simple symmetries. A century later, her insights ...