Math teacher Ben Orlin writes and draws the (aptly named) blog Math With Drawings and is the author of a new book, Math for ...

The Semantic Reader project introduces novel user interfaces that augment traditional PDFs to improve reading experiences for ...

Feltman: It’s hard to get more impactful than that. Santos: Mhm. The figures and symbols that make up math can seem messy and confusing to most of us. But the next time you find yourself scowling at ...

New York has many state symbols --- state bird, state beverage and state gemstone to name a few --- but only a few New ...

A simple math problem may seem to some of us like an inscrutable pile of numbers and symbols, just waiting to trip us up.

The building might be a bit difficult to find. However, the American Sign Museum is a real gem, dedicated to the art and ...

The French sociologist Olivier Roy believes that “deculturation” is sweeping the world, with troubling consequences.

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Preschool teachers have different views on finger counting. Some teachers consider finger counting use in children to signal ...

“Merchandise is a status symbol for a lot of people, depending on whether the hotel is an upscale or meaningful destination,” ...

From Coke to Clorox, ProPublica contacted all 51 companies on the Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if ...

Math has a funny way of making many of us nervous. Even though I was a math and computer science major as an undergrad, ...