Math can be a challenging — and often frustrating — subject for some kiddos. If your child needs a break from pencil and paper practice, it may be time to turn to storybooks. Books with math concepts ...

Math is at play in every sphere of our lives, from recipes to internet security to the electoral college. But that reality can be hard to convey through the drills, static numbers and strict rules ...

Steve Mirsky: Welcome to Scientific American's Science Talk, hosted on November 15, 2015. I'm Steve Mirsky. On this episode: Arthur Benjamin: I think a lot of the fun stuff has been taken out of the ...

There is no shortage of popular books and lectures on math—but they can only teach us so much. Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of ...