By David Shaw, 18 August 2016
For many of us, tying shoelaces is something we learned long ago. And yet, a surprising number of people do their shoelaces incorrectly! So how can you tell, and how do you fix it? Read on to find out!
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By David Shaw, 28 April 2016
People have been playing this boardgame for thousands of years. So come on, have a Go!
By David Shaw, 11 April 2016
How much money would it take to put a line of coins around the equator? With a bit of research and a bit of maths, you’ll soon know the answer!
By David Shaw, 10 February 2016
Grab some dominos and Blu-tack, then make a puzzling sliding block puzzle!
By David Shaw, 28 December 2015
Turn an old copy of Guess Who into a game with a mathematical twist!
By David Shaw, 2 December 2015
Imagine this game: you and a stranger are sitting in front of a machine. The machine has two piles of lollies. There’s one pile for you and one for your partner. You have two handles. Pull the green handle and you both get lollies. Pull the red one and no one gets anything.
By David Shaw, 30 October 2015
Learn the ancient (and very fun) game of Nine Men’s Morris.
By David Shaw, 9 October 2015
There’s only four pieces, but this puzzle is Totally Tricky!
By David Shaw, 19 August 2015
Try not one, but two maths games! These games will help you create mathematical networks revealing underlying pattern.
By David Shaw, 24 March 2015
It’s a tempting treat and a mathematical conundrum. We’ll show you how to run a jellybean guessing competition, and give you some hints on how to win!
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