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Jobs for kids: here, now, and in sci-fi futures

Jobs For Kids by Luci Gutiérrez

In a Berkeley study, 4-year-olds outperformed adults at problem-solving that required unexpected moves. What if each engineer played with a couple of young kids to work though tough design challenges? #JobsForKids: Scout of Unlikely Possibilities. A designer dad invited his 5-year-old,

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Playing With Math: Newsletter July 1, 2014

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Subscribe to newsletters Pinterest | Twitter | Facebook | Google+  Hi, I am Moby Snoodles, and this is news about Natural Math. Send me your questions, comments, and stories of math adventures at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Playing With Math We at Natural Math are at it again: producing and

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Math mind hack: Mention these things to make your kids instantly lose their math abilities

Stereotype Threat Math Mind Hack

We’ve all been there: you feel especially smart and funny when talking to a particular person, only to feel hopelessly unintelligent and inarticulate in the presence of another. Annie Murphy Paul Remind your daughter that girls are smart before she

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1001 Circles: Stephen Taylor’s Zometool Adventures

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Have you ever dived into a river, lake, ocean, or pool? Have you ever done it in the dark or with your eyes closed? Much scarier, isn’t it?  The prospect of leading a math circle, even a small one – your

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