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In a recent meta-analysis, Gulsah Kacmaz and Adam K. Dubé analyzed the findings from 26 studies on mathematical games to better understand the types of pedagogical approaches supported in mathematical games, the types of mathematical knowledge emphasized in these games, and the overall effectiveness of different varieties of games. By Justin Hill, Johns Hopkins University

Researchers develop a mathematical understanding of detangling that could be used for textile manufacturing, robotic hairdressers. Läs mer [Harvard Edu]

Den internetrelaterade brottsligheten ökar i Sverige. Och nätbedragarnas tillvägagångssätt är listigt konstruerade och förändras hela tiden. En ny kostnadsfri kunskapssatsning från Internetstiftelsen, med snabbkurser och konkreta vägledningar, ska få fler internetanvändare att känna sig säkrare. Läs mer [Internetstiftelsen]

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Humans are usually pretty good at recognising when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI generally suffers from inherent limitations due to a century-old mathematical paradox. Läs mer [ScienceDaily]

Play this simple math game with your friends to gain insights into fundamental principles of graph theory. Läs mer [Quanta]

Dennis Sullivan has always been driven by mathematical insights that are general and beautiful and have the power to amaze — “something that grabs you, like a piece of music,” he said. An encounter with one such theorem during his second year of college spurred him to switch his major from chemical engineering to mathematics;