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Short posts about daily puzzles, mental math, the order of operations and why the number 37 turns up everywhere. Nothing long, nothing heavy.
Why 37?Ask someone for a random number between 1 and 100 and a surprising share say 37. Here is why that happens, and why we named a game after it.
How the math Wordle was bornNerdle started with a father, a daughter and a car journey in January 2022. A short, honest history of the daily number puzzle.
One rule, five namesThe order of operations is identical everywhere. Only the mnemonic changes. A quick tour of what your country calls it, and one thing every version gets wrong.
Why daily puzzles stickOne puzzle a day, then it stops. Why that small design choice turned out to matter more than almost anything else.
Getting faster at mental mathPractical ways to rebuild arithmetic speed as an adult, plus an honest note about what brain training can and cannot do.
Math over the summerSimple, low-effort ways for families and teachers to keep math ticking over between school years.