Dec 24th, 2008 · Spanish schoolchildren have consistently ranked near the bottom in comparisons of reading, math and science skills with those of other industrialized countries. Lately that's proving extremely problematic.
Dec 8th, 2008 · The Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology is the most coveted science prize awarded to American high school students. One of the finalists is Raphael-Joel Lim from Indianapolis, Indiana. His research project has been widely praised for its originality and depth. Being a 17-year-old genius can be a blessing and a burden.
Dec 4th, 2008 · A San Diego teacher didn't get a sufficient budget to print the quizzes and tests he needed for his high school math class. So he decided to get creative. We talk to Tom Farber about his idea and what kind of response he's gotten from the community.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
Nov 1st, 2008 · Who's up? Who's down? Who cares? Just how did this ubiquitous staple of political coverage come to be? And just what is that Margin of Error thing?
Oct 17th, 2008 · Canadian producer, singer and songwriter Koushik Ghosh is 100 percent do-it-yourself. Koushik's genre-bending sound stretches across psychedelia, pop, soul, and hip hop. He talks about his new album Out My Window, being a math nerd, and how he keeps his head clear.
Aug 27th, 2008 · A math class at the University of Denver examined some of the issues facing organizers of the Democratic National Convention. The students came up with several variables that appear to have been incorporated into the quantitative and qualitative distribution of thousands of volunteers. Youth Radio reporter Pendarvis Harshaw adds up how the math students helped the convention.
Aug 8th, 2008 · Actress and mathematician Danica McKellar is on a mission to get middle-school girls to stop hating math. In her new book Kiss My Math, — a follow-up to Math Doesn't Suck — McKellar breaks math into easy-to-digest concepts so girls can "show pre-algebra who's boss."