Math

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The Worst COVID Prediction Model Was Great at Projecting Cattle Disease in the 1800s

Jordan Ellenberg

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Democrats Experience First Online Meltdown of Biden Era Over Question of What “$2,000” Means

Ben Mathis-Lilley

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The Real Reasons All the Top Chess Players Are Men

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Forecasting Federal Inaction

The Gist May 06, 2020 8:10 PM

The Limits of Coronavirus Predictions

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Could Bernie Take Iowa?

The Gist Jan 29, 2020 9:33 PM

Why You Should Be a Little Skeptical of Starbucks’ Claim That It’s Achieved Pay Equity

Mark Morgioni

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How Our Mathematicians’ Brief Could Help SCOTUS Fix Gerrymandering

Jordan Ellenberg

March 29, 2019 5:02 PM

How the Heck Does That Chicken in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Do Math?

Matthew Dessem

Dec 10, 2018 6:12 AM

Wake Up, Sheeple: There’s No Real Difference Between Powerball and Mega Millions

Nick Greene

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How to Understand (and Survive) All the Election Predictions You See

Chris White

Oct 23, 2018 9:00 AM

Don’t Just Look at the Odds. The Math Says You Should Buy a Mega Millions Ticket.

Molly Olmstead

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Should You Buy a Mega Millions Ticket?

Molly Olmstead

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Is There a Logical Inconsistency in the Constitution?

Dan Rockmore

Aug 06, 2018 7:30 AM

A New Study Argues You Might Be Able to Live Forever. You Still Can’t.

Irineo Cabreros

July 02, 2018 7:08 PM

Wednesday Is E Day, for the Mathematical Constant 2.718. Here’s How to Celebrate.

Evelyn Lamb

Feb 06, 2018 4:22 PM

Is 20.8 Million Pain Pills Over a Decade a Lot? Actually, It Depends.

Alex Barasch

Jan 30, 2018 7:32 PM

Why You Should Care About a Prime Number That’s 23,249,425 Digits Long

Evelyn Lamb

Jan 04, 2018 3:54 PM

A Guide to Understanding a Million vs. a Billion vs. a Trillion

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