The dread is in the waiting, and it goes when you start. Sit down and do one easy problem today. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #mathsanxiety #brain #consiliae

One step up in numeracy went with about 9% higher hourly pay across 31 countries, and 15% in England. Numeracy is a skill, and you can build it at any age. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #numeracy #money #consiliae

339 subprime borrowers took a maths test. The ones who scored highest had about two-thirds fewer foreclosure starts. Before your next big money decision, work out the total and what a higher rate does. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #money #personalfinance #consiliae

Half the risk sounds big. For a rare disease it can mean 1 person in 1,000. Next time a label gives you a percentage, ask what it is a percentage of. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #health #statistics #consiliae

Too big? Split it. The one move maths drills into you, and the one I use most as a software engineer. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #problemsolving #coding #consiliae

If it rains, the match is off. The match is off, so did it rain? A year of maths made students better at spotting that trap. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #logic #brain #consiliae

Mental maths and calming down use the same patch of brain. Next time you add up a bill, do it in your head. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #brain #stress #consiliae

Easy sums and reading aloud, most days, for six months. In a Tohoku University trial, older adults came out remembering more and thinking faster. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #memory #brain #consiliae

Easy sums, most days, for six months. In a Tohoku University trial that was enough to make older adults better at focusing and at ignoring the wrong thing. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #focus #brain #consiliae

Mathematicians' brain scans show denser grey matter in the parts used for arithmetic, and the more years they had put in, the denser it was. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #brain #neuroscience #consiliae

In the UK you can drop maths at 16. Oxford scanned students who did and students who kept going, and found a learning chemical, GABA, was lower in the ones who stopped. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #brain #learning #consiliae

Nearly half of dementia cases are linked to things you can change, and education is one of the biggest. It is never too late: pick maths back up from wherever you left it. Watch the full video, link in bio. #maths #brain #dementia #consiliae