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Nearly six out of 10 Americans said they dread the thought of anyone bringing up politics over this year's Thanksgiving dinner, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Photo by Getty Images

Science Nov 28

Why it seems like your friends have more to be thankful for, according to math

By Kristina Lerman, The Conversation

Nation Mar 31

Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians

Supreme Court justices have previously called statistical methods of measuring partisan gerrymandering 'sociological gobbledygook' and 'a bunch of baloney.'…

By Manil Suri, Karen Saxe, The Conversation

Science Jan 17

How the shutdown might end, according to game theory

We can find some clues to how the shutdown might end in game theory, which uses math to map out how players and their strategies evolve in the real world.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science May 03

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking on October 10, 1979 in Princeton, New Jersey. Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images
Read Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the Big Bang

Stephen Hawking's final theory challenges the existence of the multiverse and argues the Big Bang had a finite boundary, defined by string theory and holograms.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Dec 07

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Science’s most valuable prize puts spotlight on discovery

The Breakthrough Prizes honor scientific achievements with the largest cash prizes in the field. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with science correspondent Miles O’Brien for more on this year’s winners.

By PBS News Hour

Aug 13

Stanford professor first woman to receive ‘Nobel Prize’ for math

By News Desk

Maryam Mirzakhani, a mathematics professor at Stanford University in California, is the first woman to receive the Fields Medal -- considered the “Nobel Prize” of mathematics -- since the award was established in 1936.

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Apr 23

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New 3-D Structures Assemble with Remarkable Precision

Science Nation video- Self Assembling 3D nanotechnology…

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Sep 19

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Greenspan’s Book Explores U.S. Economy, His Time as Fed Chairman

In the second of a two-part conversation, Jim Lehrer talks with former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the impact of the Federal Reserve and his recently published book, "The Age of Turbulence."…

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