Math is a relatively polarizing subject that many students either love or hate. Perspectives Assistant Alyssa Johnson discusses how math self-efficacy and pedagogy influences students, as well as the ...

We all get jitters before a stressful event, like an interview, exam, or competition. Performing a ritual beforehand can calm ...

One of many mathematicians who share their perspectives in the film is Ismar Volic, a professor at Wellesley College and a founder, in 2019, of the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy. He is also ...

According to a report from the American Association of University Women, many girls lose confidence in math by the time they reach the third grade. Teachers, who primarily are women, also tend to have ...

Listening to music after surgery seems to ease a patient’s pain and anxiety, which could be a cheap and easy way to reduce painkiller use. “A lot of people, when they are awakening from ...

The Department of Mathematics consists of the Mathematical Institute and the Freudenthal Institute. Mathematical research and academic education become one within the Mathematical Institute. The ...

The Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) tests your mathematical thinking and reasoning skills. Which LSE programmes use the TMUA in their selection process? For these two programmes ...

Teachers, who primarily are women, also tend to have math anxiety that they pass onto girls and grade girls harder than boys for the same work. “Educators are the major component of what can ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Social media use in teenagers is strongly correlated to higher anxiety and depression, according to new ...

Many college students struggle with math anxiety, which can slow their progression toward a degree or impact their choice of program of study. Some colleges and universities have sought to decrease ...

"The other is to develop a new unique animal model of anxiety disorders displaying panic disorder- and agoraphobia-like behaviors, which helps us develop new therapeutic strategies." Understanding ...