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When faced with choosing the shortest queue at a supermarket, what do you do? Nobody starts counting – what our brain does is “number sensing”. The ability to gauge numbers occurs without knowing how ...

Optical illusions have long captivated the internet, leaving users scratching their heads as they try to make sense of what they see. These visual brain teasers not only entertain but also challenge ...

Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an effective way to teach counting might be by … not counting. That’s the ...