Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

In this excerpt from the new book 'Speak Data,' the Wharton professor and best-selling author shares his thoughts on how we ...

The phrase “six seven” has taken over classrooms across the country. What started as a random meme has turned into a Gen ...

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

Quantum computers have the potential to solve certain calculations exponentially faster than a classic computer could, but ...

Maybe your rule isn’t 90 days. Maybe it’s 120. Maybe it’s six months,” the Minimalists say. The 80/20 rule dictates that your stuff should take up only 80 percent of a given space — a closet, a drawer ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...