This journey of discovery from the US to Sicily tackles urgent themes, but is increasingly inward-looking In Grace Paley’s short story A Conversation With My Father, a request is made of the ...

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In integrated math courses like the one taught at Chapman High School, students typically learn a blend of algebra and geometry concepts in the same class, rather than separately. Credit: Doug Barrett ...

We propose a task-space admittance controller for dual-arm robotic systems using conformal geometric algebra. The controller is a reinterpretation of a previous work using dual quaternion algebra. By ...

A writer and her 12-year-old daughter grapple with their family legacy while on a road trip through Sicily in this arresting and layered novel from Luiselli (Lost Children Archive). After a “slow, ...

In the midst of violent upheaval, the author and activist reminds us of the power and promise of transformation In 2004, Rebecca Solnit released Hope in the Dark, a series of extended essays in ...

New Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is promising changes to New York City’s controversial math reforms for middle school and high school students. The initiative, known as NYC Solves, has faced ...

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Djo's "End of Beginning" becoming a surprise Hot 100 top 10 hit for the first time following the show's New Year's Eve finale. With Stranger Things coming ...

Showing itself to be quite the slow burner (or Djo burner?), Djo’s End of Beginning is finally crowned the UK's Official Number 1 single – two years after making its chart debut. Djo, the musical ...