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Ancient Clay Tablet Reveals That The Babylonians Knew The Pythagorean Theorem Over 1,000 Years Before Pythagoras Lived

The earliest known evidence for the Pythagorean Theorem comes from an ancient clay tablet called, “IM 67118.” This tablet ...
Live Science

High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem

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. When you ...
Gizmodo

James Garfield Was the Only U.S. President to Prove a Math Theorem

The Pythagorean Theorem has been proved many times, and probably will be proven many more times. But only one proof was made by a United States President. Five years before James A Garfield was ...
CNN

Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Louisiana students ...
WRIC

High school students say they’ve found new way to prove Pythagorean theorem

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Two students at a school in New Orleans have presented evidence of a mathematical discovery that scholars have been trying to prove for 2,000 years. School officials at St. Mary’s ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana students who solved the Pythagorean theorem discover nine more solutions to it

Two New Orleans students who solved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry have had their discovery confirmed by the math community after their findings were published in the American Mathematical ...
NPR

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, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption. All ...
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An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution

All right. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's dynamic duo, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hey, ladies. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: ...