Long after they forget that it was Dress Up Day at school and that their principal wore a tux, a group of female junior high students may remember the women who visited and spoke with them-living ...

People who feel intimidated by math may be less able to understand messages about genetically modified foods and other health-related information, according to researchers. People who feel intimidated ...

"Math Doesn't Suck" by TV's Danica McKellar is selling copies, getting media attention and talking to girls about decimals and digits. Jennifer Thurston has some misgivings about the book's style, but ...

Catherine Good has experienced stereotype threat herself, although she didn’t know it at the time. She started her academic career in pure math, expecting to get a Ph.D. But somewhere along the way ...

Scientific American presents Math Dude by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. Would you believe it’s possible to send someone a secret message ...