Find out how and why mathematics is used in microeconomics, its limitations, and the math skills that economics students need.

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

…and substances will be identified by mini devices based on metalenses, says VTT Research. A new record in optical-clock absolute frequency measurements. A research team at VTT MIKES, a Helsinki, ...

A research team at VTT MIKES has set a new record in optical-clock absolute frequency measurements using a strontium single-ion clock with exceptionally low uncertainty and high uptime. The official ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

Japan's hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing practice of ...

The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on State Affairs held a public hearing on Wednesday where a proposed bill — AB 446 — to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working ...

A long-awaited definition is expected to refer to “anti-Muslim hostility” as the government prepares to move away from the previous wording of Islamophobia. An independent working group, led by former ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, the renowned mathematician David Hilbert had a grand ambition to bring a more rigorous, mathematical ...

Picture a tune that plays with your mind. It does not go straight but skips and flips in ways you do not expect. That is math rock. It avoids common music paths, which makes it feel fresh and smart.