Twelve is the smallest number with four factors. Twelve divides into exact thirds, but ten divided into thirds results in an unwieldy number, 0.33333… In the 20th century, certain mathematicians, who ...

We all harbor one particular prejudice. We are each and every one of us irrevocably focused on and devoted to our number system in base ten. Our languages, our engineering discussions, our methods, ...

Three, as Schoolhouse Rock! told children of the 1970s, is a magic number. Three little pigs; three beds, bowls and bears for Goldilocks; three Star Wars trilogies. You need at least three legs for a ...