In 1979, the artist James Inoli Murphy tried out the idea of using string figures—those cat’s-cradle games of loops and knots—to teach math to recalcitrant students. “It is a pleasure, it is an active ...
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String figures shed light on cultural connections and the roots of mathematical reasoning
A collaborative study between the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University, the National Museum of Denmark and Seattle University examined the cognitive, cultural and historical significance of ...
Oklahoma storyteller David Titus tells his story in a most unusual way. He told stories to Ida Freeman Elementary students while he illustrated them with string figures Tuesday. Titus created the ...
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