Math

Newly-discovered Einstein letter surfaces in Tel Aviv, reveals praise for Jewish assistant

The letter has not yet been authenticated but is most likely genuine, according to external expert opinion given to TPS-IL.

Albert Einstein's letter, discovered by Tel Aviv’s Gnazim Institute, the world’s largest archive of Hebrew literature, November 2025.
Prof. Ross Pinsky teaches a class at the Technion.

Ross Pinsky: Discovering the beauty of the world via mathematics

 Israel's National Mathematics Team has achieved its most successful result in the country's history of participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Israel achieves historic best at International Mathematical Olympiad, securing 6th place globally

 Israeli team takes gold at European Mathematical Olympiad

Israeli high schoolers win two gold medals at European Math Olympiad


Can you solve this tricky equation?

This puzzling riddle has left social media users baffled. While it may appear simple at first, solving it requires a bit more effort than meets the eye.


Can't learn math? Try exciting your brain - study

Researchers found that electrical noise stimulation over the frontal part of the brain improved the mathematical ability of people whose brain was less excited by math before.

Person doing math homework

Iconic WW2 codebreaker Margaret MacFarlane dies at 102

She was just 22-years-old and working as a secretary when she was recruited to join this top-secret team.

German Enigma machine from World War II, at the Imperial War Museum, London, England.

Test your intelligence: Move one match to solve the puzzle

Can you concentrate enough to solve this puzzle? Try it now!


Who are the 2023 'Israeli Nobel' Wolf Prize winners?

The eight outstanding scientists and artists from abroad received their awards in the fields of chemistry, medicine, mathematics, agriculture and art.

 Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, President Isaac Herzog and Michal Herzog (front row center) with the winners of the Wolf Prizes for 2023.

Israeli high schoolers sweep international math competition

The competition consisted of multiple exam days, requiring contestants to take a 4.5-hour exam, consisting of difficult questions in the fields of elementary mathematics.

 Israel's female winning team at their competition in Slovenia

Test your IQ: Can you correct this equation by moving two matches?

Note that the math problem displayed in the image is incorrect; it claims that 19+17=24.

 Remove two matches to correct the equation.

Test your IQ: How much do all the animals in the picture weigh?

Try to find out how much the weight of all the dogs is, but don't cheat! The answer is at the bottom.

 How much do all the dogs weight together?

Happy Pi Day: Can you solve NASA's space challenges?

Pi is essential for studying the universe, so NASA uses it often. Students can solve some real problems related to Pi that NASA had to deal with in the past.

 In honor of the mathematical constant pi – and its many uses in space exploration – the annual NASA Pi Day Challenge offers four math problems involving real NASA missions and science.

Winners of the 2023 Wolf Prize, known as Israel's Nobel Prize, announced

The Wolf Prize is a prestigious award given for achievements in advancing science and art for humanity, as well as friendship among different groups.

 Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation