Conservative activists and politicians have rallied around a college student who received a zero on an essay. Some grad ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty; Pierre Michaud / Gamma-Rapho / Getty. With respect to Andrews, in the midst of all this—the testosterone-addled executive branch ...

At a birthday party for Elon Musk in northern California wine country, late at night after cocktails, he and longtime friend Larry Page fell into an argument about the safety of artificial ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

Keep going. If you stack as many blocks as you can, what is the farthest overhang you can achieve before the entire structure topples? Is it possible for the tower to extend a full block length beyond ...

Those seeking a job in the federal government will now have to write an essay in support of President Donald Trump's executive orders, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

This guest essay reflects the views of Robert S. Goldberg, professor of finance at Adelphi University. Ironically, our nation of such great wealth and talent manages its finances in a manner that ...

A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

What is the relation between the mind (thoughts, perceptions, sensations, emotions) and the physical body? The traditional answer, assumed by all religions that believe in an afterlife, is dualism: ...

Let’s create a reality dating show unlike any other in one key aspect. First, we’ll rent a villa on a tropical island. Then we’ll fly in five men and five women, each with their own (heterosexual) ...

Alan Veliz-Cuba has received funding from the Simons Foundation and the American Mathematical Society for some of his research. You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an ...