The number 12, they argue, is where it’s really at. Here’s why we should have adopted a base-12 counting system — and how we could still make it work.

But as many mathematicians like to point out, base-10 is not without its problems. The number 12, they argue, is where it's really at. Here's why we should have adopted a base-12 counting system â??

Today is a big day for lovers of the number 12, and no one loves 12s more than the members of the Dozenal Society. The Dozenal Society advocates for ditching the base-10 system we use for counting ...

The Inca invented a powerful counting system that could be used to make complex calculations, according to an Italian engineer professor who says he has cracked the mathematics of this ancient ...

The economic organization in Mangareva and other Polynesian cultures made counting very important. Their counting system was a hybrid of decimal and binary.

Classroom Activity for the NOVA program Lost King of the Maya: In Calendar Count, students learn about and apply the Maya Long Count calendar system. Grades 6-8.

For example, children who count in East Asian languages may have a better understanding of the base-10 system.

The Inca invented a powerful counting system that could be used to make complex calculations, according to an Italian engineer professor who says he has cracked the mathematics of this ancient ...