Our Scans · (ZY.1.02) Mathematics · Weekly Summary

• Adopting a unified approach to a national strategy focused on promoting math, science, and technology education within the primary and secondary education system, consisting of kindergarten through grade 12, will build the foundation for digital literacy within the Philippines. Nature
• Introduction of AI digital textbooks using AI technology starting in 2025 (starting with math, English, and information-related curriculums) Math, English, and information-related curriculums will be applied first. jennifer.stone@trade.gov
• While PPA appears to solve an interesting math problem, if applied to real-world advertising, it will increase privacy risks for users. AdExchanger
• Early reactions to cost and logic abilities, especially in math and coding, have been very positive, but given security concerns for a Chinese firm, it's unlikely we will see enterprise adoption anytime soon, especially in the current climate. Wealth Management
• No one adjustment to the U.S. math education system will immediately result in students gaining mathematical power. The Conversation
• An AI system without senses could reason about mathematics, about its own existence, and maybe even about the world. Boston Review
• The California Board of Education is expected to pass a new state math framework that discourages eighth-grade algebra. The Boston Globe
• Asset management requires solid math; optimized AIP provides that in its business digital twin system, stochastic modeling along with real risk calculations. Utility Analytics
• Probability that a company which will prioritise skills training in Reading, writing and mathematics from 2023 to 2027 will also prioritise other skills. World Economic Forum
• Two University of Queensland alumni are heading to prestigious overseas institutions in 2023 to further their respective studies in quantum physics and applied mathematics. UQ News
• The COVID emergency that led to a record drop in math and reading scores is a generational opportunity to radically reform the public school system and reorient it toward underserved and underperforming students. WFIN Local News
• According to professor emeritus Andrew Hacker of Queens College of the City University of New York, less than 5% of Americans will ever use any higher math at all in their jobs, including not only calculus but algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Quillette
• By 2025, the Philippines will suffer from an undersupply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers; a consequence of the poor and deteriorating education system. The Manila Times
• China's support for mathematics and applied mathematics research between in 2021 and 2025 will be unprecedented because mathematicians can solve equations that are fundamental to overcoming major technology bottlenecks, an academician said. China Daily
• Third, at the talent level, China will strengthen the training of top-notch students in basic disciplines, build bases for basic disciplines such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, and cutting-edge science centers, and explore the establishment of a skilled immigration system. China Money Network
• The contract to build the 1,000 peta-FLOPS beast - that's a machine capable of crunching a quintillion floating-point math calculations per second - will run to $500m, with Chipzilla providing the Xeon x86 CPUs and Cray the surrounding Shasta system architecture. The Register
• Connected data applied with math will drive marketing spend. Medium
• The Schools Pathways Program will help to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning in schools across South Australia and Western Australia and pathways for students to pursue a future career in Australia's defence industry sector. Defence Connect
• Closing the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the European Union would contribute to an increase in gross domestic product per capita by 2.2% to 3.0% in 2050, equating to between €610 and €820 billion. Unido
• Education and workforce Findings: Fostering domestic AI talent and continued US leadership will require significant improvements in basic science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and training, and K-12 educators need resources to promote AI literacy. DLA Piper
• Along with the skills shortage crisis in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) the UK will suffer with detrimental consequences with significant levels of inactivity from the emerging younger demographic. Health Tech Digital

Last updated: 12 September 2025