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The Surprising Link Between an 1851 Chess Tournament and Today's March Madness Bracket

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The Surprising Link Between an 1851 Chess Tournament and Today's March Madness Bracket

The Reason Gas Stations Charge 9/10 of a Cent

Gas stations use marketing psychology to dip into your wallet.

The Reason Gas Stations Charge 9/10 of a Cent

19 Smart Facts About Albert Einstein

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19 Smart Facts About Albert Einstein

11 of the Best STEM Toys for Kids of All Ages

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11 of the Best STEM Toys for Kids of All Ages

New Spacecraft Named After Katherine Johnson Honors the Pioneering NASA Mathematician

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How Accurate Are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day Weather Predictions?

“Smells like snow.”

Can You Solve This Math Problem From MIT's 1876 Entrance Exam?

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A Simple Way to Figure Out How Many Lights You Need for Your Christmas Tree

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How Much Is the Earth Worth?

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What Do the Numbers on Barcodes Mean?

These seemingly random digits can tell you a lot.

Grad Student Solves the Conway Knot, a Math Problem That Has Stumped Experts for 50 Years

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The Reason Apple Doesn’t Include a Calculator With the iPad

The Apple iPad.

15 Riveting Facts About Alan Turing

Alan Turing

Keep Your Brain Engaged With the National Museum of Mathematics’s Weekly “Mind-Benders for the Quarantined” Puzzles

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5 People Who Were Amazingly Productive In Quarantine

William Shakespeare

13 Pi Day Gifts for the Math Fan in Your Life

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