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Here’s a simple number game to play on a rainy day, or while sheltering in place. You and I take turns crossing out numbers from the list {1, 2, 3, …, 9}. The winner is the last person to cross out a ...

A by-the-numbers look at our education system shows that the traditional school calendar is failing to meet many students’ needs and more time better spend can help. Expanding learning time, or ELT, ...

Learning numbers in a European language has probably affected your early maths ability. It turns out there are better ways to count. If I asked you to write down the number “ninety-two”, you wouldn’t ...