What makes a Rubik’s Cube a Rubik’s Cube?
A trademark court says its all about the lines on the front, apparently.
View ArticleStereotypes could be holding students back from embracing STEM courses
New research shows students biggest concern is fitting in at third-level.
View ArticleCould having more MATHletes make Ireland number one in the world for maths?
One Dragon’s Den investor certainly thinks so.
View ArticleFine Gael dishes out a deep burn to Gerry Adams
“I’m not great at maths,” the Sinn Féin president admitted yesterday.
View ArticleFine Gael has been throwing serious shade at Gerry Adams on Twitter
Warning: It involves a book that may cause some readers to shudder.
View ArticleGerry Adams: I don’t need to be good at maths
“I’m good at politics,” the Sinn Féin president tells TheJournal.ie
View ArticleCity kids are worse at reading (and their maths skills don’t quite add up...
Pupils in urban DEIS schools score worse in tests, but they are missing classes less.
View ArticleCan you solve this maths problem that has everyone stumped?
It’s for high school students in Singapore.
View ArticleWe’re getting children excited about outer space at an earlier age
My inner space nerd was delighted to be accepted onto the European Space Agency’s workshop for primary school teachers.
View ArticleWill this Lotto shakeup really make it harder to win? A maths teacher...
In gambling terms, the new National Lottery operator has raised the stakes for players.
View ArticleThese are some of the most ridiculous questions you could be asked in a job...
Given the numbers 1 to 1,000, what is the minimum number of guesses needed to find a specific number, if you are given the hint ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ for each guess you make?
View ArticleHere’s how to get your children feeling good about maths
‘I was never any good at maths’ attitude towards the subject needs to change, writes Sheila Donegan, who says maths is an important part of life.
View ArticlePaul Murphy says Irish Water needs a maths lesson
But Irish Water says its sums are fine.
View ArticleSchools getting zero direction on how to teach kids through technology
Over the past 20 years, teachers have struggled to successfully incorporate computers and tablets into the classroom in Ireland, writes Fergal McCarthy.
View ArticleHere’s how to win every game of rock, paper, scissors you play
No word on lizard or Spock.
View ArticleIt’s happened: We’ve hit peak Jeremy Kyle
A guest on today’s show was caught out by simple maths when trying to prove her ex was the father of her baby.
View Article16 ways this year’s Junior and Leaving Certs are the funniest f**kers
We all need a laugh at this difficult time.
View ArticleHere’s why the real villain of today’s Maths Paper 2 was a woman named Joan
Leaving Cert students have no love for Joan.
View ArticleMale students are getting better grades in higher level maths
More students have been opting to do the higher level paper in recent years.
View ArticleLeaving Cert tales: 'I failed maths, dropped out of college and everything is...
On results day, I held myself together among friends and teachers but as soon as I left the school, I broke down crying in the car home with my mam, writes Jordan Kavanagh.
View ArticleHow are football and mathematics linked?
David Sumpter chats to The 42 about misguided football pundits, Leicester’s improbable success and Barcelona’s symmetrical beauty.
View ArticleLeaving Cert students stung with bee breeding question, as everyday finances...
Overall, both higher and ordinary papers were mostly ‘very straightforward’.
View ArticleMathematicians present longest ever proof that would take 10 billion years to...
Boolean Pythagorean Triples is a long-unsolved enigma within a field called Ramsey Theory
View Article'I was resigned to the fact that I would fail foundation maths'
Sarah O’Hara did not get a university place after she failed to get the maths grade needed. But she did a PLC course and ultimately got into the course she wanted.
View ArticleMaths Week: The solutions to your puzzles
Tens of thousands of you took our mathematical challenge all week. Here are the answers.
View ArticleHow to win the US election? Here is the maths you need to know
Florida, Florida, Florida…
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