Weird Math sets out to “reveal the strange connections between math and everyday life.” The book fulfills that laudable goal, in part. At times, teenage math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his tutor, ...

After a year of distance learning, the range of skill levels in math class is very wide, with some students still learning concepts from several grades behind. That means teachers have to get creative ...

Jolting the brain into better math skills: Last week, we had electric currents to the brain inducing flashbacks. This week, the same sort of jolt to a different area of the brain gives us... better ...

I could stop right there and feel like I’d made a profound statement about our earthly reality, but my editor might not like that. Let me elaborate… Sometimes math doesn’t make sense conceptually. For ...