The Senate immigration bill has some weird math. While pundits and politicians of both parties are nearly unanimous in agreeing we need immigration reform, the bill seems crafted more to send a ...

I could stop right there and feel like I’d made a profound statement about our earthly reality, but my editor might not like that. Let me elaborate… Sometimes math doesn’t make sense conceptually. For ...

8 divided by 2 (2 + 2). Some people are getting 16. Others are getting 1. Think of it as the numerical version of the blue and white dress. According to Mashable, the issue comes from two different ...

Jolting the brain into better math skills: Last week, we had electric currents to the brain inducing flashbacks. This week, the same sort of jolt to a different area of the brain gives us... better ...

This is a collection of math quizzes for those among you who want to see if you remember all the math you learned in elementary, middle, and high school. Not just one quiz, but many! Have fun, nerd. 1 ...

Darling (Equations of Eternity), an astronomer and science writer, teams up with a student of his, teenage math prodigy Banerjee, in this enjoyable, wide-ranging volume of essays on such diverse ...

Here at the Funny Money column, we are all about the social media these days, posting the column to all the biggies, such as Facebook and Twitter although, if it would sell more books, I’d gladly put ...

It’s now been over three years since the National released Trouble Will Find Me. When we checked in with the band last fall, they were just getting started on the follow-up. But they’ve debuted a few ...