The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1917, the Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya posed what at first seemed like nothing more than a fun exercise in geometry. Lay an ...

Student host Arise helps us have fun with…math! We learn characteristics of triangles by making shapes with our bodies, discover strategies to help us learn math, create a mathematician on the go, get ...

Imagine you’re rolling down the street in a driverless car when you see a problem ahead. An Amazon delivery driver got their van halfway past a double-parked UPS truck before realizing they couldn’t ...

Fourth grade math doesn’t have to be worksheets and groans — it can be full of games, real-world challenges, and creative projects that spark curiosity. From multiplication bingo to problem-solving ...