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Sometimes the easiest, simplest way to liven up a party, sleepover, family gathering or presentation to a class is to perform a magic trick. Most magic tricks require fancy costumes and props, but ...

Discover fun and easy ways to master math with innovative tricks and techniques. From mental math shortcuts to creative exercises, learning numbers has never been this engaging! Perfect for students ...

An amusing parlor trick is performed as follows. Ask spectator A to jot down any three-digit number and then to repeat the digits in the same order to make a six-digit number (e.g., 394,394). With ...

One afternoon, Lori Anderson and her 7-year-old, Lindsey, spotted a small maple tree in La Mirada, California. Anderson asked her daughter how many leaves she thought were on the tree. Lindsey’s guess ...

“Many people don't realize that there are math questions that we don't know how to answer,” says mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood of Harvard University and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced ...