In 1979, the artist James Inoli Murphy tried out the idea of using string figures—those cat’s-cradle games of loops and knots—to teach math to recalcitrant students. “It is a pleasure, it is an active ...
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String figures shed light on cultural connections and the roots of mathematical reasoning
A collaborative study between the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University, the National Museum of Denmark and Seattle University examined the cognitive, cultural and historical significance of ...
New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...
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