Humans, for the most part, count in chunks of 10 — that’s the foundation of the decimal system. Despite its near-universal adoption, however, it’s a completely arbitrary numbering system that emerged ...

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 in ...

Numbers have mattered to humans since the earliest civilizations…but some have mattered more than others. There are certain numbers that we know represent fact. There are 60 minutes in an hour, 360 ...