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 ...

Just when you begin to question the merit of all those years you spent studying math in school, something pops onto the scene to give you a newfound respect for the subject — a math trick that reveals ...

Start with a deck of cards. Before the trick, sneak a peek at the 10th card in the deck. Memorize it. Ask your volunteer to add the first and second digit of their number together. For instance, if he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Math shouldn’t be harder than finding the last matching sock in your laundry. These clever shortcuts convert head-scratching ...

If math never quite stuck for you, Ben Orlin is here to change that. Orlin is a math teacher and author of a new book, Math for English Majors. His mission is to help people see math in a more ...

You probably haven’t had to do longhand math in years, but you do mental math every day. Or maybe you google math problems ten times a day, because you’ve forgotten how to do any math beyond your ...

YouTuber Kevin Lieber (who hosts the popular Vsauce2 series) has brought a classic math magic trick back from its ‘90s heyday. In the video, Lieber walks viewers through a magic trick where they ...

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