Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not bad, but must try harder is probably how UK prime minister Rishi Sunak reads the country’s mathematics ...

Math as both profession and course of study can be a hard sell, something even Don Draper might have trouble pitching. The field unites numbers, theories, and ideas that, yes, can be physically ...

Sarah Buckley received funding from the Australian Research Council to complete her PhD at the University of Melbourne on mathematics anxiety. We all know someone who gets the jitters when they have ...

A maths brain teaser shared on X puzzled many as users solved equations to find the value of a triangle, sparking over 200 comments with mixed reactions. Who doesn’t love a good brain teaser? Whether ...

Rishi Sunak will today set out plans to make every school pupil in England learn maths until they are 18. The prime minister will say the country must change its “anti-maths mindset” and begin to see ...

This brain teaser features a maths-related puzzle that may seem easy but can turn out to be a real challenge. Are you tired after work and looking to do something productive? If yes, we have just the ...