Via Prufrock (subscribe for free!), here’s a story about how a group of Chinese math and science teachers came into a British school for four weeks, and taught the kids there the Chinese way: 12 ...

What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it. As the WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger reports: Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math ...

Chinese math is rampant in any kind of new business. It usually goes something like this: There are 1 billion people in China, if we just get 1% of them to buy our widget, we will make $100 ...