Mathematics
Rebranding maths as numeracy? It doesn’t add up
Two government advisers claim the subject seems ‘scary’ and ‘hard’, while academics warn of ‘mathematics anxiety’. Would changing a few names really help?
18, May, 2022 @2:54 PM
Did you solve it? The funniest jokes in maths
The answers to today’s rib-tickling riddles
Alex Bellos
16, May, 2022 @4:00 PM
Can you solve it? The funniest jokes in maths
An Irish professor walks into a bar
Alex Bellos
16, May, 2022 @6:13 AM
Did you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?
The solution to today’s puzzle
Alex Bellos
02, May, 2022 @4:00 PM
Can you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?
Smash this perplexing ping pong poser
Alex Bellos
02, May, 2022 @6:23 AM
Brownies to learn coding in bid to involve more girls in technology
Research shows more than half of girls think science and technology careers are preserve of boys
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
28, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
Did you solve it? Maths games with bad drawings
The solutions to today’s teasers
Alex Bellos
18, Apr, 2022 @4:00 PM
Can you solve it? Maths games with bad drawings
Go figure, stick figure!
Alex Bellos
18, Apr, 2022 @6:26 AM
Did you solve it? The magnificent Grabarchuks, Ukraine’s puzzle family
The solutions to today’s puzzles
Alex Bellos
04, Apr, 2022 @4:00 PM
Can you solve it? The magnificent Grabarchuks, Ukraine’s puzzle family
Fun for you, cranium
Alex Bellos
04, Apr, 2022 @6:14 AM
Dai Rees obituary
Other lives: Mathematician who settled in Munich and worked at the European Patent Office
Tom Rees
25, Mar, 2022 @5:18 PM
Did you solve it? How to turn your kid into a maths wiz
The solutions to today’s spatial puzzles
Alex Bellos
21, Mar, 2022 @5:00 PM
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