How To Solve Complex, Real-world Problems Using Applied Math

Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented. You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room.

Social media and parasocial relationships can offer a sense of connection, according to a new survey of LGBTQ+ youth. Social media and the internet are getting the blame for much of the youth mental health crisis, but for LGBTQ+ youth they may provide an important source of social connection.

When employees don’t do what you want them to, it comes down to one or more of these three things that you, as the leader, are doing wrong.  Many leaders are perplexed when their people don’t do what they want. They usually blame it on the employee. But that is not always the case.

With 2nd Try, Zach Kornfeld and Keith Habersberger want to engage longtime viewers and court a wider audience. Ten years ago, four Buzzfeed staffers took the site’s pivot to video as an opportunity to film themselves trying things they’d never done before. With a video of them trying on women’s underwear that went viral, the Try Guys were born.

One of the most important lessons is for communities to demand an exposure pathway diagram immediately after a chemical incident occurs. On February 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The radio industry has been lobbying for legislation that would force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest. A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress.