Imagine the world without math — life would become chaotic. For instance, without math, we wouldn’t know how to construct houses, cars, streets, or any types of buildings because we wouldn’t know how ...

We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others? It seems we do, ...

Barbie’s vocational choice is apparently no match for deep-seated notions about girls and math in the United States. The doll’s much-ballyhooed decision last year to choose computer engineering as her ...