How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

This quick mental trick uses three simple math questions to set up a specific number prediction, asking viewers to think of a ...

As New York debates large data centers, the public deserves more than fear dressed up as math. Data centers use electricity, ...

In the world of magic, there is a genre called "mental magic (mentalism)." It is a field with a somewhat unique position, distinct from tricks using cards or magic that involves pulling doves out of ...

Retirement planners sometimes speak of a "magic number": a rough estimate of how much money an American might need to retire in comfort. Not surprisingly, the number keeps rising. Americans now need ...

In this video I walk through my go to method for finding the takeout on standard 90 degree pipe and tubing, then show how long radius sanitary fittings change the numbers. I demonstrate the one and a ...

The premise to one of the best films of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival sounds more like an imaginative feature than a real-life documentary: When a group of anonymous online thieves steal highly ...

As students move up through the grades in elementary and middle school, math marches relentlessly forward—whether they’re ready or not. Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior ...

For their next trick, the Orlando Magic will make a 22-point halftime lead disappear. It remains to be seen if their season is next. In a series they once led 3-1, the Magic are headed to a Game 7 on ...

The Detroit Pistons rolled over the Orlando Magic in the second half of Game 2, winning 98-93. What were a few key numbers that resulted in the Magic's loss?! Let's examine! 37.5 - Magic's effective ...

The Flyers' 7-1 blowout victory in Winnipeg on Saturday reduced to three Philadelphia's magic number to clinch an Eastern Conference playoff spot as the third-place team in the Metropolitan Division.

Over the last several years, the prospect of retirement has become more of a luxury than a given for many Americans. It's the reason why many baby boomers and Gen Xers have reckoned with the fact that ...