The Far East flies high when it comes to numeracy while the West flounders. Is the abacus the secret of their success?
In my ongoing quest to master new skills and stay current with technology, I’ve taken up a new hobby — learning to use an abacus. OK, it’s not what you’d call cutting edge. According to Wikipedia, the ...
Learning to use an abacus qualifies as a Big Pointless Goal, something that Gloria Liu describes in her recent article in the Atlantic as “an aspiration that lacks grand purpose, yet requires ...