The math behind Donald Trump’s sweeping and allegedly “reciprocal” tariffs may actually be simpler than it seems. With the help of a large chart, the president unveiled his latest wave of ...

The Simple Math behind Crunching the Sizes of Crowds How large was the crowd at the recent U.S. presidential inauguration? Or the inauguration eight years ago?

The Hidden Depth in Math’s Simple Puzzles Mathematician Richard Schwartz explains why he loves problems he can start solving right away, and how computers can help By Kevin Hartnett & Quanta ...

But a sense of quantity, sometimes called "numerosity," appears across a surprising range of species. So, which animals can count and understand simple math?

Data: Yale Budget Lab; Chart: Axios Visuals One of the surprises out of the big tariffs announcement on April 2 was that the Trump administration used a surprisingly simplistic approach to ...

It is important to understand the simple math behind early retirement. Your savings rate, and asset returns will determine how long it takes for you to retire.

In a March 18 post on his “Economics One” blog, John B. Taylor published the very illuminating chart reproduced below. The chart, which is based upon IRS data complied by economist Emmanuel ...

In her latest book, mathematician Eugenia Cheng invites readers to see math as more than just right or wrong answers.

Hate math? You’ll still love this cornucopia of simple-yet-seductive math games Ars chats with Ben Orlin about his new book, Math Games with Bad Drawings.

It's Mathematics Awareness Month, and this year's theme is Unraveling Complex Systems. Host Scott Simon talks to Weekend Edition Math Guy Keith Devlin about how math can be a guide to ...