“Our goal was to build a clear mathematical bridge between abstract algebra and the experience of listening to music,” said study co-author Olga Ibragimova. “When we think of melodies as shapes we can ...

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

Provided content. One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

An 8,000-year-old pottery vessel has revealed that Mesopotamians were using mathematics years before numbers and writing were invented, according to a recent study. Up until now, the first records of ...

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less ...

8,000-year-old pottery shards reveal ancient Mesopotamians understood maths before numbers invented - ‘The decoration of ...

Until now, it was believed that mathematical thinking only began once people gained the knowledge of numbers and writing. However, a new study reveals a potentially earlier origin of math hidden in ...

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

AS a charity, the NSPCC relies mainly on funding from the public, rather than the Government, to ensure we can be there to help children whenever they need us. Without this support our Childline team ...

In the dusty, book-filled tumult of the Jaipur Literature Festival, where the air thrums with the rhythms of poetry and politics, one might not expect to find a mathematician holding court. But there ...