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A recent study by a team based at the University of Bologna, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, has shed new light on the Minoan system of fractions, one of the outstanding enigmas tied to the ancient writing of numbers. Läs mer [Science Daily]

Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians. Läs mer [Scientific American]

Paradox-free time travel is theoretically possible, according to the mathematical modelling of a prodigious University of Queensland undergraduate student. The range of mathematical processes we discovered show that time travel with free will is logically possible in our universe without any paradox. Läs mer [ScienceDaily]

Bokrecension: Learning Mathematics Successfully: Raising Self-Efficacy in Students, Teachers, and Parents dives deeply into the theories behind self-efficacy and examines how students, teachers, and parents build on and influence each other. Even though the word “mathematics” is in the title of the book, this is one resource that is highly applicable to other content areas

Sanna Forsström disputerer 21. oktober for ph.d.-graden ved Fakultet for lærarutdanning, kultur og idrett, Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL) med avhandlinga: ”Doing Mathematics with Robots: an Activity Theoretical Perspective on the Links between Mathematics and Programming in Classroom Activities”. Läs mer [Høgskulen på Vestlandet]

OECD:s granskning visar att Sveriges resultat i PISA 2018 är tillförlitliga. OECD slår också fast att Skolverket har följt OECD:s regelverk och genomfört undersökningen enligt riktlinjerna. Läs mer [Skolverket]

”Seminarieserien i matematikämnets didaktik innefattar öppna högre seminarier MERS där inbjudna talare från MND eller gäster från andra institutioner/universitet presenterar och diskuterar aktuell forskning. Seminarierna sker via Zoom.” Läs mer [Stockholms Universitet]