Math education and culture

Notes on how mathematics is taught, understood, and experienced beyond the classroom. Covers the history of mathematical ideas, how people actually learn math, and the cultural forces that shape who feels welcome in it. Digs into pedagogy, curriculum debates, mathematical intuition, and the stories behind famous problems and thinkers. For anyone curious about math as a human practice, not just a set of rules.

From IMO Gold Medalist to President: The Remarkable Story of Nicușor Dan

Why Study Mathematics? Pope Leo XIV Is the First Pope with a Math Degree

Square Root Day 5/5/25: The Fifth of Nine Special Dates in the 21st Century

When Stars Fade, Mathematics Remains: The Eternal Legacy of Euler, Lobachevsky, Hilbert, and Kolmogorov

In 1783, Leonhard Euler died. In 1856 — Nikolai Lobachevsky. In 1943 — David Hilbert. In 1987 — Andrei Kolmogorov.And…

Martin Gardner’s 1975 April Fools Hoax: The Greatest Scientific Troll in Mathematics

April 1, 1975. Exactly 50 years ago, Martin Gardner — the world's most famous popularizer of mathematics — decided to…

Product of All Chord Lengths on a Unit Circle: Why the Answer Is n^(n/2)

So that the weekend isn't spent thinking only about jokes and the role of mathematics in the fate of humanity…

The Funniest Math Jokes: When Mathematicians Give Technically Correct but Useless Answers

There's an old joke about mathematicians that has been around for ages — and yet it remains remarkably accurate and…

Angela’s Bracelet Math Word Problem: Unit Conversion Challenge That Stumps ChatGPT

I know it's not the weekend yet, but I wanted to test something. It turns out ChatGPT is surprisingly bad…

Solution Concentration Problem: A Mental Math Weekend Challenge

Here's your weekend puzzle from the mental math series. Try to solve it in your head first — then share…

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Vital Math

Философия чисел, история открытий, ИИ и математика, прикладные задачи — живые тексты о том, как математика устроена и зачем она нужна.