For problems larger than the 10-unit problem, such as the 20-unit problem, the unit properties remain the same, except that the units were now repeated twice. Similarly, for the 40-unit problem, the ...

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 ...

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 meet a solutions architect who tells us that his defining characteristic is curiosity, and that for him success is in solving problems with technology, for people. In a recent episode of the First ...

One of the dark secrets of the 401(k) world is how much retirement money is sitting unclaimed and forgotten. The estimates vary of how much is lost—with some sources putting it at one-quarter of all ...

To the editor: Guest contributor Iddo Gefen not only laments the analogy between the human brain and artificial intelligence, but he also suggests that human minds don’t learn or recall like an AI ...

Need to solve a problem? You might want to sleep on it—for about 20 minutes. New research suggests that taking a quick, deep nap may help lead to a “eureka” moment, as scientists reported last week in ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...

A mathematician at UNSW Sydney has introduced a groundbreaking new approach to one of algebra’s oldest unsolved problems. A mathematician has developed an algebraic solution to an equation that was ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

We all have times when we're shouldering the burden of a problem we can't solve right away. For example, you might receive a stressful letter on a Friday that requires calling a government office that ...

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem. When you purchase through ...