Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, ...

"I know that pittie was doing his best whine to get under his blanket," one social-media user wrote in the comments.

Abstract: The increasing complexity of educational challenges in technical disciplines highlights the need for personalized learning systems to address diverse student needs. Traditional methods, ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable of almost anything. Jo excels at intuitive problem-solving. Over her life, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

Every day life throws all kinds of challenges at us, from broken appliances to missing tools, but humans are endlessly creative when it comes to crafting quick, low-budget solutions. These 15 photos ...

For elementary students, math problem-solving often feels like a puzzle without all the pieces. They know there’s a solution somewhere, but they can’t quite see how it all fits together. Behind every ...

In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and watched ...

The Delian problem, an ancient Greek mathematical riddle, challenged scholars to double the volume of a cube using only a compass and straightedge—an elegant puzzle that proved to be impossible.

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

We are moving from a world of institutional dependency to one of personal responsibility. The question is no longer, “What can we do for people?” but, “How can we equip people to do more for ...