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Concerning various card tricks with a mathematical messageEditor’s Note: Published in 1957, this article comes from Martin Gardner’s legendary Scientific American column Mathematical Games ...

Robert Crease writes in The Wall Street Journal about the biennial gathering to celebrate and be inspired by Martin Gardner, who wrote the "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American for 25 ...

Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct? Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist ...

Martin Gardner, for 25 years the master of matters mathematical for Scientific American’s “Mathematical Games” column and later the punisher of the paranormal and the pseudoscientific in his ...

In an interview, the publication’s senior writer and deputy editor, Allyn Jackson, speaks with Martin Gardner, whose “Mathematical Games” column ran for 25 years in Scientific American ...

No Man's Sky by Hello Games uses a fascinating scientific discovery to build a realistic universe teeming with life.

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ATLANTA, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games was recognized with two 2025 Communitas Awards for its impactful community service programs. With a company mission focused on serving ...

In 1956 he began to provide a monthly column for Scientific American called "Mathematical Games"; it offered puzzles, tricks and riddles, and sometimes difficult mathematical problems.

Rolling dice, counting spaces and managing your play resources are big tasks for young children. Board games that incorporate those elements are often helpful in building math abilities, study shows.

Games where players take turns to move their pieces around a board can have different impacts from those that require wagering or gambling.