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Interactive lessons

A calculator gives you the answer. These lessons show you why — with animated simulators and experiences where you drag, guess and watch it happen. The concept in practice, not just the number.

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Finance

The 8th wonder of the world

Guess what $200/month becomes in 30 years, watch the snowball grow in an animated chart, and see the cost of waiting.

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Loans

Where your loan payment goes

See what a $300k mortgage really costs, compare both amortization systems, and why your first payment is almost all interest.

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Health

Why diets stall

Only 7% of your burn comes from the gym. See your metabolism from the inside and why the scale slows down.

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Debt

The debt that never ends

Paying every month while the balance stays put isn't your imagination. Find the invisible line between paying and progressing.

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Statistics

The average lies

A billionaire walks into a bar and everyone becomes a millionaire — on average. See how one outlier wrecks a statistic.

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Math

The percentage trap

Up 50% then down 50% doesn't bring you back. Learn why percentages neither add up nor cancel out.

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Probability

The birthday paradox

In a room of 23 people, the odds two share a birthday are 50%. Run the experiment and watch it happen.

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Geometry

The large pizza always wins

From medium to large you don't get 33% more — you get 78%. Find out why area grows with the square.

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Everyday

Speeding saves less time than you think

Driving 50% faster on a 10-mile trip saves about 8 minutes. See the curve that undoes the rush.

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Math

The half nobody teaches

3 painters take 12 days. And 4 painters? If you answered 16, you fell for the inverse-proportion trap.

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Inflation

The raise that is a pay cut

Your salary rose 50% in 10 years and you still got poorer. Watch the ruler shrink.

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Students

The math of passing the class

Scored 55 on the first exam? Find out what you need next and where the impossible zone starts.

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Security

How long to crack your password

That 8-character password with a symbol falls in 9 hours. See why 12 plain lowercase letters are 14× stronger.

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Home

The villain on your power bill

The shower draws 5,500 W and costs R$19/month. The AC draws 1,000 W and costs R$204. See why.

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Health

What BMI can't see

The same BMI can describe an athlete or someone out of shape. See what the index measures — and what it misses.

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Business

The math that sinks small businesses

Buy at $100 and sell at $150: the margin is not 50%, it is 33%. See why the two numbers never match.

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Physics

The speed you still carry when the other car stopped

Two cars brake at the same point, at 50 and 40 mph. When the 40 stops, the 50 is still doing 30. See why.

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Sports

The fat-burning zone is real — and useless

Walking burns more fat than running, and running still takes off more fat. Both are true.

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Chemistry

Three pH points, a thousand times over

Lemon (pH 2) is not "a bit" more acidic than coffee (pH 5): it is a thousand times. See why the scale misleads.

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Home

The room doubled. The floor quadrupled, the paint did not.

Double a room's dimensions: the floor quadruples and the paint only doubles. See what each change really costs.

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