Andrew Hicks is a mathematician, but unlike most of his colleagues, he produces work that even the right-brained can love. Hicks uses complex calculations to fabricate strangely shaped mirrors that do ...

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A 7th-grade history class at Mauro-Sheridan School in New Haven days before the March coronavirus shutdown. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday funding for math tutoring to help students impacted by ...

Don’t be surprised if you find yourself anxious for your kids to move out of the interactive play stations at the Franklin Institute’s summer Mirror Maze so you can get your hands on the fun. The ...

Twenty-seven years ago, a group of physicists made an accidental discovery that flipped mathematics on its head. The physicists were trying to work out the details of string theory when they observed ...

Trying to sell handwashing as an exciting new childhood hobby? How's that working out? Activities that highlight soap's eye-popping "secret powers" could help. Here are projects that also inject some ...