How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...
OrissaPOST

Word of the Year ‘67’: How two digits slang captures an era’s mood

In October 2025, Dictionary.com announced its Word of the Year, not a traditional “word” as we once understood it, but a ...
The Columbian

License plates with additional numeral show up locally

Washington’s license plates are now produced by a digital printing process instead of being stamped by an embossing machine. State officials say the digital “flat plate” process is faster; it’s also ...
ZDNet

Are 12-digit phone numbers in our future?

Cell phones, fax machines and pagers are dialing through the country's supply of phone numbers. The Federal Communications Commission, aware of the dwindling supply of 10-digit phone numbers and ...