United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced an effort to reverse an “anti-math” culture in his country. “We say things like: ‘Oh, maths, I can’t do that, it’s not for me’ — and ...

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 84, No. 3 (November 2013), pp. 309-328 (20 pages) In this article, I present and build on the ideas of John Threlfall [(Educational Studies in Mathematics ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Engaging a specific part of the brain during mental math exercises is connected with better emotional health, according to a new brain-scanning study published by Duke researchers in ...

My first date with my boyfriend was pretty average, a springtime walk followed by pizza. Sure, he was nice, a good listener and had dreamy blue eyes, but I wasn’t getting the butterflies. Well, not ...

It was parent-teacher conference season once again. After waiting in line for a while and scanning his daughter’s report card, Todd was eager to talk to Lila’s teacher about her performance in math ...

Math and I have had a long and bitter struggle throughout my college career. As a result, I can say with a fair amount of conviction that I don’t particularly enjoy math. At the same time, though, I ...