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How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 56 vote(s) | User comments: 12

Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized?


Study: No gender differences in math performance

22 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 3

We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ...


NIST releases preview of much-anticipated online mathematics reference

June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). In development for over a decade, the DLMF is ...