On this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas, Barry joins Miller to talk about the entwined histories of America and Ireland and how he deftly uses comedy to combat a sense of fatalism. He also shares ...

Jo Boaler’s latest book, Math-ish, is the newest chapter in her journey to infuse social justice and “equity” goals into mathematics education, as she has accomplished with the approval of her ...

Latrenda Knighten, the president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, agreed students can learn math ...

In others, the characters have a knack for math and/or science. Either way, there's plenty to choose from on our list. And for those who love to imagine where science might be going in the future, ...

He wants tax dollars to pay for private schools, an idea unsuccessfully pushed by Betsy DeVos, his administration’s education ...

I think of credit investments as taking an existential risk. Read why I like betting on the leaders of Corporate America to ...

One of math’s biggest open questions, for example ... and one of the most famous — and controversial — unsolved problems in mathematics. “New (and correct) ideas in this area have been scarce,” ...

By J. D. Biersdorfer Our critic on new books by Stephanie Wrobel, Lawrence Robbins and Hildur Knútsdóttir. By Sarah Lyall A graphic tribute to the British novelist who documented the blight ...