8 divided by 2 (2 + 2). Some people are getting 16. Others are getting 1. Think of it as the numerical version of the blue and white dress. According to Mashable, the issue comes from two different ...

Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...

OK, this is a hard one. A friend of mine, who pretty much knows everything, told me about the Russian School of Mathematics (RSM) this spring. Her three children had enrolled for the semester and she ...

It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...

Introduction Do you ever use math as a tool to solve interesting problems? In the 1970s math was often taught with simple worksheets. One teacher was looking for a way to help his students have more ...

One of the B/R writers made a comment on an article I wrote titled, "NFL Dreams Become NFL Realities." He wrote: "Fascinating." He was impressed with a discussion of the combination of NFL data and ...

Despite sporadic stints of agonizing grimaces while his chin rested on the desk, Gruneil Dhaliwal figured it was easier than he might have made it look. “I’m good at math, I thought this would be a ...