Imagine you’re 16. You’ve just passed your California driver’s test, and you’re lining up to get what you think will be your license. Instead, you’re presented with a form telling you that, though you ...

My kids play educational games on the PC at school and never once have they come home and said they've enjoyed that time. The only feedback they've ever given is that the games are not fun, but silly ...

It's vacation time for most school and college-going students, but many of this ilk (and grown-ups too) are making a beeline for supplementary Mathematics classes to tackle the big M. For this breed, ...

Most of my students come to my class with some negative associations from their past experiences in math. I’ve learned that I can’t teach them math unless I also teach them strategies for coping with ...

Become a fly that has to escape a spider while doing math. He beat the game with zero jump button presses and it only took 86 hours Game Changer, the hilarious show from Dropout TV, now lets you play ...

Researchers have developed an artificially intelligent system that does the exact opposite of living in the moment. But it doesn’t just think a few steps ahead—it thinks millions of steps ahead. A ...

When the mystery of a maze meets the reflective powers of a mirror, the result is irresistible—and educational. That’s what the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry is finding with its ...

Who’s that in the maze? It’s you. And you again. This isn’t just a setup for super selfies — it’s a sprawling mirror maze with lessons to teach. “A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature,” at the Arizona ...

The fine new “Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze” exhibition serves two purposes for the Museum of Science and Industry. It gives the museum a permanent exhibit that covers, in its way, mathematics, ...