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National Museum of Mathematics is antidote to math phobia

ON A ROLL  Square wheels roll with ease on a geometrically designed track at the National Museum of Mathematics.

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By Gabriel Popkin

- More than 2 years ago

Few equations confront a visitor to the National Museum of Mathematics on Manhattan’s East 26th Street. Instead, museumgoers find children — and adults — riding the Coaster Roller (below), a small platform that offers a surprisingly smooth ride over acorn-shaped balls.