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Should You Stick or Switch? – The Monty Hall Problem

By: Andrei Daquioag, Journalist

On September 9th, 1990, Marilyn Vos Savant, regarded as the most intelligent person at the time with a record IQ of 228, received a question about a theoretical gameshow scenario, similar to the situations depicted in Let's Make A Deal, hosted by the famous Monty Hall. Although the answer may seem obvious, the true answer lies in the mathematic idea of probability.

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The Best Shooters in the NBA Using Math

By: Gavin Singhvi, Journalist

Deciding who the best shooter in the NBA is objective, as many people define "shooting" in basketball differently you can value three pointers, midrange, volume, efficiency etc. Using math and science to choose one basketball player is very difficult.

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Fibonacci Sequence In Nature

By: David leach, Journalist

If you were to count the the petals on a flower it would be a Fibonacci number.

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The Science of Pi: Three Facts About Everyone’s Favorite Irrational Number

By: Elizabeth Shoop, Journalist

Even if you know hundreds upon hundreds of digits, it is likely that you don't know what pi is or the science behind it. In this article you will learn everything about pi.

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DeepMind Artificial Intelligence Assists Mathematicians

By: Michael Philipov, Journalist

The current AI can only complete 3: generate data, train supervised model (train itself), and find patterns.

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Women In STEM: Part 4: Math

By: Ida Selander, Journalist

Math: Katherine Johnson was born Katherine Coleman on August 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, the youngest of four children. Her skill with mathematics and numbers manifested at a...

Women In STEM: Part 3: Engineering

By: Ida Selander, Journalist

Engineering: Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in Encino, California (near Los Angeles), the older daughter of Carol Joyce and Dale Burdell Ride. She had one sibling, nicknamed "Bear" (her real name...

Women In STEM: Part 2: Technology

By: Ida Selander, Journalist

Ada Lovelace was the first one to realize that the machine had potential beyond simple calculation, and was known as the first computer programmer for the algorithm that she wrote. Here is her story.

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The Theory of General Relativity is… Complicated

By: Max Harr-Robins, Journalist

The theory of general relativity was created by Albert Einstein in 1916 and shows that space isn’t just a stage that is unmoving, but a warping environment that can get “bent”. Masses bend the spacetime around it and the heavier the mass, the more bent spacetime is.

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The Drake Equation

By: Isabel D'mello, Journalist

An answer to "Where Are They?" in the search for alien life. The Drake Equation predicts the possibility of us not being alone in the galaxy.

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Why Is “X” The Unknown?

By: Abigail Chi, Reporter

The term "x" has always been the term for the unknown or hidden. This letter in our alphabet in used often in our lives such as Project X; the X-Men; the X-Files; and most commonly the variable we use...

Photo Math: Photo Calculator

By: Kashaf Baig

Photo Math is an app that solves almost any math problem. The app works by taking a picture of the math problem. It scan the problem and lists it below, so the user can check to see if it scanned correctly....

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