Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math

A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Democracy dies in darkness for rural Americans

Rural Democrats are struggling to gain power in rural areas due to a lack of infrastructure investment, high gas and food prices, and a lack of local news, while Democrats need to prioritize ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Why Harris’s Push for Democracy Didn’t Land With Voters

In more than 200 interviews, voters worried not about an endangered country, but about paying rent.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Sometimes, It’s Not You, or the Math

In this 2011 essay, a 39-year-old woman who hasn’t had a boyfriend in eight years is asked by a date, “What’s wrong with you?”

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 25

Bucks County Democrats show again why voters trusted the GOP more on democracy

Democratic Commissioner Diane Marseglia of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has admitted that the Democratic majority on the election commission had decided to ignore a binding state Supreme Court ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

The Gazan teenagers defying war for competitive maths

Palestinian youngsters study on phones for Maths Olympiad and dream of attending MIT amid the ruins of shattered enclave

World - Financial Times - November 2

How a Chinese maths 'prodigy' unravelled in cheating storm

A 17-year-old student was hailed as a genius, until it emerged she'd cheated.

US election 2024 live: Donald Trump says ‘we made history’ as he closes in on victory with win in Pennsylvania

Latest results and reaction after Trump wins crucial swing states, leaving him just three delegates short of 270 needed. US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and House results ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

US election live: Kamala Harris says ‘do not despair’ in concession speech; Republicans outline ‘first 100 days’ of Trump presidency

Vice-president calls on supporters to accept election result, promises ‘peaceful transfer of power’; Trump campaign says Biden has invited president-elect. US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

A Loathsome Colleague Died. Why Is Everyone Pretending She Was So Great?

A reader smells hypocrisy in his co-workers’ proclamations of mourning and wants no part of it. Is he obligated to attend her funeral if his heart isn’t in it?

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 13

Teens who made history with math discovery publish paper with new proofs

Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.

These Founders Wondered, Why Don’t Dogs Live Longer?

Behind the We Feed Raw brand.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

The Game Theory of Democracy

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Trump’s Hostility to Democracy

We explore the ways that Trump could undermine democratic traditions.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Goodbye to Democracy? Not Quite Yet.

In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the horizon.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

America’s Wobbly Democracy

Lessons from a London bridge.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Yes, democracy was on the ballot — and it won!

Democrats are angered by the American public's decision to vote for Republicans, despite their claims that Trump and Republicans are a threat to democracy, and are instead focusing on the threat of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Richard Cash, Whose Rehydration Therapy Saved Millions of Lives, Dies at 83

His treatment, developed with David Nalin, was elegant in its simplicity, which made it accessible to people and countries with limited resources.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7

Gerry Faust, Coach Who Lived a Dream at Notre Dame, Dies at 89

Jumping from the high school ranks to lead one of the most storied programs in college football, he lost games but rarely lost hope.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why do TV networks call a winner in the US?

Happy US election eve!

'We shouldn't need to face racist attacks in 2024'

The organisation Love Music Hate Racism is set to relaunch across the country including Coventry.

Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’

Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?. You know the Bank of Mum and Dad when you see it: it’s your friend who ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Europe is trapped between technocracy and democracy

As the EU fills its top jobs, the risk is that von der Leyen will end up as a leader without followers in national capitals

World - Financial Times - November 4

Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now

In 2016, we could all pretend that Trump was an aberration. Not this time. People knew exactly what they were voting for.

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Student who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say

Organizers of a Chinese math competition say a vocational school student who finished near the top in the first round was helped by her teacher in violation of the rules

World - ABC News - November 5

AI’s math problem: FrontierMath benchmark shows how far technology still has to go

FrontierMath, a new benchmark from Epoch AI, challenges advanced AI systems with complex math problems, revealing how far AI still has to go before achieving true human-level reasoning.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 11

Mackey Magic, fearless freshmen and old-school math: Inside how No. 13 Purdue upset No. 2 Alabama

Purdue flexed its muscles as a national contender with a monster win over Alabama at Mackey Arena on Friday

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

NCAA DI Women's Soccer Championship: Format, schedule, bracket, live stream, where and how to watch

The national championship game will take place on Dec. 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park

Sports - CBS Sports - November 13

Democrats warn of threat to democracy in closing pitch to voters

Democrats are zeroing in on the future of democracy and former President Trump’s response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of their closing pitch to voters two weeks out from Election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Harris says ‘unhinged’ Trump is a threat to US democracy

Vice-president revives campaign message used by Joe Biden that claims her opponent is a danger to the country

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Navalny widow to Americans: Don't take democracy for granted

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, encouraged Americans not to take democracy for granted, in an interview on ABC’s “The View” that aired Thursday. "I ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Voters Are Deeply Skeptical About the Health of American Democracy

Nearly half say it does not do a good job representing the people, and three-quarters say it is under threat, according to a Times/Siena poll.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 27

The Republican crackup: A clash between liberty and democracy

The real reason that we in the Republican base don’t care about Trump’s norm-breaking is because we don’t care about those norms.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Election workers on the front line of American democracy

Harassment, threats & intimidation of local officials is increasing ahead of the election

Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

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