Junaid MubeenBe the player, not the played: Advice for novice learnersWhat chess really teaches us about the path to mastery·5 min read·Jun 13, 2021----
Junaid MubeenStuck on a problem? Look beneath the surface — you may have already solved it5 min read·May 30, 2021----
Junaid MubeenCan you fool a mathematician?What magic(ians) and math(ematician)s have in common5 min read·May 14, 2021--2--2
Junaid MubeenEducational television is back. That’s not cause for celebration.The BBC has announced it is “to deliver the biggest education offer in its history”, featuring hours of daily content for primary and…·2 min read·Jan 6, 2021----
Junaid MubeenA plea to Oxbridge colleges to honour their offers…from someone who would have missed outMy most cherished correspondence dates back to December 23, 2002: an offer letter from St Anne’s College, Oxford, to pursue a degree in…·4 min read·Aug 15, 2020----
Junaid MubeenNo, learning mathematics is not the same as playing FIFAWhat an EdTech CEO ignores about learning and teaching4 min read·Jul 29, 2018--1--1
Junaid MubeeninQ.E.D.The problem with real-world problem solvingMathematical thinking spans multiple worlds4 min read·Jul 1, 2018--9--9
Junaid MubeeninQ.E.D.“When will I ever need Pythagoras?” — an honest responseIt is so much more than a formula4 min read·May 28, 2018--22--22
Junaid MubeenNo, Google Duplex Hasn’t Passed the Turing TestWe’ve just relaxed our human ambition·4 min read·May 13, 2018--10--10
Junaid MubeeninQ.E.D.The beauty of mathematics is not obvious…but we can make it soWhere Paul Erdös got it wrong4 min read·Apr 29, 2018--11--11