Frank Merle is used to confronting a messy world. He works on the mathematics of highly nonlinear systems—ones that respond in dramatic, unpredictable ways to even the smallest changes. It’s the same ...

A computerized matching system can be designed to be fair and still produce unequal outcomes if the people using it do not understand how it works, according to new research published in Organization ...

Mentor: Sarah Watt, Ph.D. There is a national crisis where student scores on state assessments are significantly declining. In 2019, less than half of eighth graders nationwide scored proficient on ...

While Hollywood may be the city of stars, the Breakthrough Prize honored three Bay Area scientists with “Oscars of Science” on Saturday in recognition for their efforts to answer questions that have ...

Donald Trump and his health secretary believe they have reinvented math—and it just so happens that their “different way of calculating” gives the president a win. During a healthcare affordability ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had “a different way of calculating” percentages, sharing a baffling system that allowed the ...

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

A statue commemorating actor and writer Terry Jones has been unveiled in his birthplace. Jones, best known for his part in the British comedy troupe Monty Python, died in 2020 aged 77 from a rare form ...

Social Security retirement benefits can begin as early as age 62. Benefits are permanently reduced by 30% for those claiming Social Security at age 62. Those who expect to have a short lifespan, can ...