Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

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Popular Mechanics

This Probability Problem Seems So Simple—But Can You Actually Solve It?

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Phys.org

The math problem that took nearly a century to solve

We've all been there: staring at a math test with a problem that seems impossible to solve. What if finding the solution to a problem took almost a century? For mathematicians who dabble in Ramsey ...
The Conversation

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short‑term results but different long‑term outcomes

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Quanta Magazine

Some Math Problems Seem Impossible. That Can Be a Good Thing.

Construct a convex octagon with four right angles. It probably says a lot about me as a teacher that I assign problems like this. I watch as students try to arrange the right angles consecutively.