A new study examines individuals capable of exceptional achievements in math and reveals that gender and ethnic differences appear to be largely the result of cultural expectations and practices. In other words, stop making fun of nerds! Read More...

A "culture of neglect and social ostracism" is derailing American students, especially girls, who are gifted in mathematics but don't end up in the field, according to a new study. The report, published Friday in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, said students with a profound ability at math get into a culturally restricted pipeline that puts American leadership in the ...

A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study.

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While the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S., because culture discourages girls and boys from excelling.

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( University of Wisconsin-Madison ) A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study.

While the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S., because culture discourages girls and boys from excelling.

The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field are almost all immigrants or the daughters of immigrants from countries where mathematics is more highly valued.