Indian teenager Aaryan Shulka performs calculations in his head quicker than most people can use a calculator. At a recent event hosted by Guinness World Records, 14-year-old Shulka shattered six ...

One of Aaryan Shukla's world records is for mentally adding 100 four-digit numbers in 30.9 seconds. Reading time 2 minutes Remember when your teachers used to say that mental math is important because ...

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Mike Byster is one of the world’s fastest mental math minds. He solves complex math equations in his head—even faster than a calculator. A former commodities trader turned educator, he has empowered ...

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Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...

I know many computer languages, but I’ve struggled all my life to learn a second human language. One of my problems is that I can’t stop trying to translate in my head. Just like Morse code, you need ...