Math is all around us, whether we are playing a game outside, cooking in the kitchen, or even playing with toys at home. Here are ideas you can do with… ...

Mathematical patterns reveal profound truths about the universe and, surprisingly, about our inner lives as well. These five visual math concepts offer unique frameworks for understanding our ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A few minutes into a 2018 talk at the University of Michigan, Ian Tobasco picked up a large piece of paper and ...

It's an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren't.

Play a math and movement game making patterns with Caitlin Cargill and Madison. Large colored dots placed on the floor prompt Madison to do arm circles on purple dots, squats on red dots, and a ...

More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model—and adding new twists ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about the history of progressive math education, the culture wars it has inspired over the past hundred years, and the controversy over the California Math Framework. Today, ...

Mathematical patterns reveal profound truths about the universe and, surprisingly, about our inner lives as well. These five visual math concepts offer unique frameworks for understanding our behavior ...