First formulated in the late 19th century by Austrian physicist and mathematician Ludwig Boltzmann, this principle remains ...

Senate Republicans are gearing up for a floor fight this week over doomed Trump-backed voter ID legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is expected to launch the GOP’s floor strategy ...

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?

Forget fear of public speaking. A lot of people now shy away completely from speaking to anyone in public. But if we learn to do this it’s enriching, for ourselves and society It started with two ...

In classrooms and communities across Arizona, thousands of students who demonstrate readiness for advanced mathematics courses are never given the opportunity to do so. This isn’t due to ability or ...

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, While on vacation, I met a man at my hotel, and we really hit it off. He ...

Ontario’s math test results in recent years are adding up to be a real embarrassment for the province. The latest test results show half of Grade 6 students and 42 per cent of Grade 9 students in ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I talk to my daughter about the “good old days” when we were forced to do everything without our cellphones, which, although helpful in myriad ...

An informal network of last-mile runners close the gap between harried delivery drivers and hungry office workers in a Shenzhen skyscraper. By Vivian Wang Visuals by Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang spent ...

Sometimes the universe seems to have a big hand in orchestrating moments in life. That’s how it felt for three random North Texas musicians in 2014 who banded together as the “Three Random Guys” after ...