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Could Bernie Take Iowa?
Podcast Episode 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

Dec 05, 2019 1:28 PM
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

Oct 26, 2018 10:31 AM
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

Oct 22, 2018 2:14 PM
Should You Buy a Mega Millions Ticket?

Molly Olmstead

Oct 18, 2018 8:00 PM
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

Andrew D. Hwang

Nov 17, 2017 5:10 PM
How Can You Succeed at Learning Higher Math as an Adult?

Quora Contributor

March 24, 2017 7:17 AM
Move Over Pi Day. Hamilton Day, on Oct. 16, Is a Better Mathematical Holiday

Katharine Merow

Oct 14, 2016 10:08 AM
Hear Slate Money Break Down Weapons of Math Destruction
Sept 10, 2016 2:02 AM
This App Uses Stories to Help Fight Summer Math Loss

Chris Berdik

July 20, 2016 7:30 AM
Algebra II Drives Dropout Rates and Is Mostly Useless. Here’s a Plan for Getting Rid of It.

Dana Goldstein

March 01, 2016 7:30 AM
Oh, What a Difference 0.2422 Days Make! It’s Why We Have Leap Years.

Phil Plait

Feb 29, 2016 9:15 AM