Desmos makes math beautiful, grabs a wad of cash from Google

September 26, 2012 10:00 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

An online graphing calculator might not seem like a big deal to you, but between accessibility and STEM inspiration, Google Ventures felt the love.

Three female engineers build toys to inspire young girls to love science

August 18, 2012 10:04 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

When Alice Brooks was a little girl, she asked her father for a Barbie doll. He gave her a saw, which she used to hack a dollhouse.

Three Stanford students launch Maykah to inspire the next generation of girls to love math and science.

Kids (and adults) will have fun learning math with Hungry Fish for iPad

December 16, 2011 8:23 PM Chikodi Chima
Chikodi Chima

Video games for the iPad are an unlikely ally in the fight to help America’s students close the achievement gap in math. But that’s just what startup Motion Math has in mind.

Motion Math is a San Francisco game design …