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When People Worry About Math, the Brain Feels the Pain
October 31, 2012 — Mathematics anxiety can prompt a response in the brain similar to when a person experiences physical pain. Using brain scans, scholars determined that the brain areas active when highly math-anxious ... > full story -
Higher-Math Skills Entwined With Lower-Order Magnitude Sense
October 28, 2012 — The ability to learn complex, symbolic math is a uniquely human trait, but it is intricately connected to a primitive sense of magnitude that is shared by many animals, finds a new ... > full story -
Math Professor Calls Detroit Tigers a Favorite to Win World Series
October 23, 2012 — Since the Major League Baseball Division Series and League Championship Series have determined which teams will compete in the World Series, mathematics professor Bruce Bukiet has again analyzed the ... > full story -
NASA Sees Active Region on the Sun Emit Another Flare
October 23, 2012 — The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 pm EDT. The flare came from an active region on the left side of the sun that has been numbered AR 1598, which has already ... > full story -
Scientists Harness Immune System to Prevent Lymphoma Relapse
October 18, 2012 — Scientists hope that lymphoma patients could benefit from a new drug that triggers the cancer-fighting properties of the body's own immune system, after highly promising early laboratory ... > full story -
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Making Sudoku Puzzles Less Puzzling
October 11, 2012 — For anyone who has ever struggled while attempting to solve a Sudoku puzzle, mathematicians are coming to the rescue. They can not only explain why some Sudoku puzzles are harder than others, they ... > full story -
Multi-Photon Approach in Quantum Cryptography Implemented
October 4, 2012 — Move over money, a new currency is helping make the world go round. As increasing volumes of data become accessible, transferable and, therefore, actionable, information is the treasure companies ... > full story -
Active Video Gaming Linked With Higher Energy Expenditure in Children
September 24, 2012 — Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and energy expenditure in a study of 18 school ... > full story -
Olympic Games in Rio 2016: Mathematical Formula Can Predict Medal Haul, Including Impact of Home Advantage
September 19, 2012 — Team GB is only likely to clock up 46 medals in the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, say researchers who used a mathematical formula three years ago to predict performance for London 2012, and came up ... > full story -
Surprising Demographic Shifts in Endangered Monkey Population Challenge Conservation Expectations
September 18, 2012 — At first glance, the northern muriqui monkey is a prime conservation success story. These Brazilian primates are critically endangered, but in the past 30 years a population on a private reserve has ... > full story
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