The odd-even scheme will replace the number coding scheme on EDSA when its rebuilding starts in June, the Metro Manila ...

Where some even numbers feel boring and run-of-the-mill, odd numbers can feel slippery, uneasy, and exciting. When we flip the volume to 42 rather than 43 we feel comforted, safe.

DO you have a preference for odd or even numbers? Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, does: “I really like even numbers, and I like heavily divisible numbers,” she says in the latest Vogue.

Or should we? Because of its unique place on the number line, people can sometimes get confused about whether zero is an odd or an even number. It’s understandable – zero does do some pretty ...