Helix December 2004-January 2005, pages 24-25 Real-life maths This article includes pieces on maths without numbers and sona stories in the sand.
December 2002-January 2003, pages 19-22 Ethnomathematics – a world of numbers An introduction to ethnomathematics using examples from the Pacific region.
New Scientist 23 May 1998, page 53 A universal symbol (by Arturo Sangalli) Discusses whether there is a cultural bias to mathematics.
6 January 1996, pages 24-27 Death of a mother tongue (by Gail Vines) Explains that when a language becomes extinct, a culture and a way of thinking may also be lost.
2 December 1995, pages 38-41 The way of logic (by Margaret Wertheim) Describes the complexity and logic of knowledge systems of the Yolgnu people of northern Australia.
RTD info March 2004 The enigma of knots Engaging mathematicians and psychoanalysts, fascinating astrophysicists and biologists, knots are also evident in the history of art.
March 2004 The beauty of maths This article looks at the relationship between art and maths, images and visualisation, and aesthetics and education.
Scientific American 22 February 2007 Islamic artisans constructed exotic nonrepeating pattern 500 years before mathematicians (by JR Minkel) Reports that elaborate symmetrical tile work on medieval Islamic buildings contained patterns from modern math.
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