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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 ...
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String figures and how to make them : a study of cat's cradle in many lands / by Caroline Furness Jayne ; with an ethnological introduction by Alfred C. Haddon

"An unabridged republication of the work first published ... in 1906 under the former title: String figures." siris_sil_908494 ...
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String figures shed light on cultural connections and the roots of mathematical reasoning

New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...