There is a tendency to imagine genius as smooth and uninterrupted. As if the great thinkers moved from one insight to the ...

This is one of those small things that bothers people as they walk through the grocery store aisles. There is one cucumber ...

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a centerpiece of cybersecurity strategy across government and industry. Agencies are under pressure to modernize, and AI promises to accelerate response ...

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 ...

Jake and Alma had yet another argument about money—budgets, who was spending what—but, like the others, it led to nowhere productive. But for other couples, it might not be about money but sex, or ...

In today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving world, the complexity of challenges faced in both business and everyday life requires a shift in how we approach problem solving. Traditional linear thinking, ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Complex organizational problems and chaos are silent killers of productivity and innovation. In today’s fractured work environment, they are more prevalent than ever. Political transitions, ...