Bulgarian teenager Nikola Veselinov solved a maths puzzle that stumped basic algebra; his theorem won a $75,000 global science award

Eighteen-year-old Bulgarian student Nikola Veselinov won the $75,000 Regeneron Young Scientist Award at the 2026 Regeneron ...
The Conversation

‘The Math Myth’ fuels the algebra wars, but what’s the fight really about?

University of Florida provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. I discovered recently that my calculus students do not know the meaning of the word “quorum.” Since a course in ...
Los Angeles Times

Q&A: The politics of math: Is algebra necessary to obtain a college degree?

If you can’t simplify the following operation, chances are the state won’t let you graduate from community college: Algebra problems like this one are at the heart of a dispute over the level of math ...