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ChatGPT was asked to solve a math riddle from ancient Greece, this is what happened

An ancient mathematical challenge posed to ChatGPT revealed interesting findings. The AI-based chatbot was discovered to be improvising ideas and making mistakes, just like a student trying to solve the challenge before them. Using different versions of the "doubling the cube" problem helped in understanding how the chatbot's limitations can be turned into advantages, and even improve students' skills.

Yogev Israeli | 10.03.25

STEM education thrives when communities work together, says int. expert

Jan Morrison: 'An ecosystem indicates that partners are interdependent, that communities that have all kinds of assets work together so that their opportunities are a single opportunity, but everybody has a role and responsibility'

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 04.07.25

Israel ranks at bottom in reading and math for OECD countries

In literacy for adults ages 16 to 65, Israel ranks 27th out of 31 OECD countries, and in math at 26th; Data shows disparity between Jews and Arabs, with the gap in favor of Jews widening considerably

Yaron Drukman | 12.10.24

Think you’re smarter than an eighth grader? Test yourself!

Israeli eighth graders saw a drop in TIMSS exam scores, highlighting challenges from war, teacher strikes and COVID; think you can do better? Try these sample TIMSS questions and see how you stack up!

Sharon Kidon | 12.07.24

2+2=5? Israeli student math, science scores plummet, study finds

International TIMSS results reveal a 32-point decline for Israeli students between 2019 and 2023, with significant gaps between Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking students; Education Ministry plans curriculum revisions to address the alarming trend

Nina Fox | 12.04.24

Amid war, these Israeli universities shine in global rankings

Eleven Israeli academic departments rank in world’s top 50, per Shanghai Ranking, excelling in mathematics, chemistry and communications; long decline in computer science rankings halted, marking turning point for Israeli universities

Shahar Ilan | 11.24.24

Google DeepMind's AlphaProof wins silver in Math Olympics

AlphaProof leverages formal mathematical language, pre-trained language models, reinforcement learning techniques, and synthetic data generation for training, enabling it to generate and verify solution candidates for increasingly difficult problems

Ynetnews | 08.02.24

מחולל ההשערות הם כונה בשם "מכונת רמנג'ואן" על שמו של המתמטיקאי יליד הודו

AI able to solve math problems, discover formulas

Technion researchers develop an algorithm for discovering new formulas and relationships between mathematical constants; 'Algorithms can indeed provide the necessary information to generate creative insights and lead to the discovery of new formulas' they say

Ynetnews | 07.09.24

Left a lasting legacy despite his death at a very young age. Frank Ramsey.

Finding patterns in chaos: The Ramsey problem

Even in situations where our understanding is extremely limited, it is possible to find a mathematical order using the appropriate tools, and these prove to be highly advantageous

Michael Gorodin/Davidson Institute of Science | 03.10.24

Use of decimal point 150 years older than historians thought

New study into writings of 15th-century Venetian merchant and astronomer finds use of decimal points to calculate fractions

Yogev Israeli | 02.21.24

In first, ultra-Orthodox girls lead in mathematics, reading scores in Israel

An international study found that Haredi girls also outperform peers in science, marking a notable improvement compared to national-religious and Arab-speaking female students; Study in 81 countries, shows decline in academic achievements in most OECD countries, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 12.05.23

Israeli youth team wins gold in Math Olympiad

Local pride: Israeli youth teams wins gold, 10 medals in Math and Physics Olympiads

International competitions held in Japan brought a total of 11 medals to the Israeli delegates an honor the ambassador to Tokyo says exemplifies 'the brilliant minds that grow in our nation'

Itamar Eichner | 07.19.23

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