New Scientist

These images explore a 'utopic' village built for teaching maths

The Nesin Mathematics Village in western Turkey was dreamed up by award-winning mathematician Ali Nesin to engage his ...

Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for ...
The Cool Down

Woman demonstrates brilliant yard hack using old cardboard boxes: 'It works better than any method'

In terms of financial perks, skipping the weed killer is just the beginning. Traditional grass lawns are notorious resource drains, requiring regular watering, mowing, and fertilizing. Replacing a ...
The Hechinger Report

Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...