An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, ...

A University of Tartu student has come up with a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem using origami. While folding paper is ...

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using ...

People continue to find and publish new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, including famous mathematicians like Euclid, ...

Then, they wrote nine more proofs. In 2022, two high school students created a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean Theorem—something that’s only ever been accomplished by a few professional ...

An ancient theory may no longer be set in stone. Two American teenagers have challenged centuries-old math conventions by developing new trigonometric proofs for the Pythagorean theorem, stirring ...

A high school teacher didn't expect a solution when she set a 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem problem in front of her students. Then Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson stepped up to the challenge.

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.

Black Students Who Discovered ‘Impossible’ Proof Of Pythagorean Theorem Develop 9 More Solutions. In 2022, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson were able to prove that trigonometry can prove the ...

Two years ago, a couple of high school classmates each composed a mathematical marvel, a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Now, they’re unveiling 10 more. For over 2,000 years ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.