Math
Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math
President Isaac Herzog and Acting Chair of the Wolf Foundation Council, Prof. Osnat Luxenburg, announced the eight Wolf Prize winners at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.
5 games that will bring back children's math knowledge before returning to school
Years of slipping test results: What’s dragging down US students?
Great Pyramid of Giza was built over course of 20 years, using multiple ramps, new study claims
Technion shares academic knowledge in Wikipedia entries
Technion students are beginning to write articles for Wikipedia to add to free knowledge in science, technology, and mathematics.
High Court lets Gallant deny Israel Prize to math professor
Critics of the decision called on the remaining Israel Prize winners to refuse to accept their prizes in solidarity with Prof. Goldreich.
Gallant finalizes decision to revoke Israel Prize from math professor
"His letter expresses his McCarthyist approach and by doing so, solidifies his anti-democratic legacy," Prof. Goldreich's attorney said in response to the decision.
Babylonians used applied geometry centuries before Greeks
A new study on an artifact dating back some 3,700 years revealed how advanced mathematic calculations were used for measuring purposes in agriculture.
Israel wins 6 medals at International Math Olympiad, ranked 7th in world
Israeli high schoolers won 6 medals, including 3 gold medals, at the International Math Olympiad in St. Petersburg that was held last week.
You need math, English for Torah: Rebuttal to Chief Rabbi Yosef - opinion
Everyone should learn Torah, plenty of it, but it’s rather hard to learn Torah without the aid of the skills imparted by what is called the core curriculum.
Fear of math could be hindering ability to interpret COVID-19 news
How much do we really understand terms like "R numbers" and "exponential growth?" Self-perception about math ability may be affecting our COVID-19 understanding.
BGU program promoting girls in STEM wins Astronautical Federation G3 prize
The G3 award is granted yearly to organizations who work for diversity in the field of space research and have shown excellent results.
Israeli ninth-grader wins gold at European Girls Mathematical Olympiad
Ninth-grader Noga Friedman of Rehovot's De Shalit Middle School won a gold medal and Ya'ara Shulman, a tenth-grader who studies at Herzliya's Rishonim High School, won a silver medal.
Technion researchers develop mathematical 'conjecture generator'
The machine was named after the Indian mathematician Ramanujan, who came from a poor family but nevertheless had a major impact on the formulation of unproven mathematical formulas.
