Proving that two polygons have the same area can be as easy as cutting them up and rearranging the pieces. Gina the geometry student stayed up too late last night doing her homework while watching The ...

The usual assumption is that such order requires complex causes, like electric charges, chemical reactions and finely tuned interactions between particles. Rodolfo Subert and Marjolein Dijkstra show ...

Psychologist Véronique Izard discusses a study that suggests Amazonian villagers with no math schooling are just as equipped to solve basic geometry problems as math-trained adults, and cognitive ...