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“... self-styled innumerate or the mathematically gifted German student from five hundred years ago? Brian Butterworth, a cognitive psychologist who has done much work on the neural and cognitive bases of mathematical thinking, says it’s a tie. The thesis of The Mathematical Brain is quite simple. The left parietal lobe of the brain contains certain ...”

“... Nevertheless, there is fairly good neuropsychological evidence that the human brain has what Brian Butterworth calls a ‘number module’, which is good only at certain types of calculation – essentially those involving whole numbers. Gigerenzer goes on to argue that as long as calculations are converted to whole numbers they feel natural and can ...”

“... our investigation as described in my memo, conveyed our findings to the Sunday Times artist John Butterworth, wrote the report together in a room at the City Hotel, and filed it by telephone on Thursday 3 February. The next day the Widgery Tribunal was announced, making meaningful reporting on what had happened sub judice. Word reached us late on Friday 4 ...”