MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that could help energy companies produce natural gas more efficiently and ensure a more reliable supply of this valuable fuel. The researchers are now ...

A student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has gone viral for awkwardly interrupting a math lecture to protest the so-called “ongoing genocide of Gaza.” The clip, viewed more than 18 ...

MIT students and casino mathematics come together in a story about strategy, probability, and card-counting style thinking. The title points to a group of students using math to gain an edge at ...

In the hallowed halls of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a moment of profound emotion stirred the collective hearts of students and faculty alike. The date was May 15th, 2023, when the ...

Some viral math puzzles come from unexpected sources, like elementary school classrooms. This problem was intended for more advanced students, and it's been stumping people for at least 145 years. The ...

Former Baltimore Ravens player John Urschel continues to make power plays off the field several years after retiring from the NFL. Urschel was recently hired as a professor of mathematics at ...

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