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Anxious About Math? Count an Elephant’s Toenails
An iPad app helps first graders improve how well they do in math.
Write Your Name In Binary Code
Want to write like a computer? Here’s your chance to get started.
The Lollipop Hypothesis
Mathematicians studying fluid dynamics designed experiments to watch how lollipops dissolve.
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Does Math Matter?
In this live interview from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Ira asks mathematicians and educators if there’s a better way to learn math.
Science Friday at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Ira Flatow and the SciFri crew will put on a live show in Colorado on June 30th.
Build an Earthquake Machine
In this activity from IRIS, students explore a mechanical model of a fault to learn how energy is stored elastically in rocks and released suddenly as an earthquake.
Kitchen Math: How To Eat π Pies
Methodically slice up four pies to reach the irrational number pi.
How Dense Is Snow?
Use a measuring cup to figure out the density of snow.
Snotty Plots: How Do You Graph A Sneeze?
Simulate a sneeze with paint, then graphically determine where most of it lands.