Sometimes the smartest answer isn’t the most technical one. This collection highlights ingenious fixes that cut through ...

At first glance, the problem seems ridiculously simple. And yet experts have been searching for a solution in vain for decades. According to mathematician Jeffrey Lagarias, number theorist Shizuo ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When faced with simple math problems, people who get jittery about the subject may rely more heavily on certain brain circuitry than math-savvy people do. The different mental approach ...

A simple test can help reveal how likely you may be to experience memory problems or cognitive impairment in the years ahead even if you've never had such problems before, a new study out of New York ...

When we see a problem, we want to stop and immediately fix it. This is easy enough if the fix takes 30 seconds, such as putting something away or adjusting something askew. But what do you do if ...

Ever been stuck in an endless meeting? Source: Ryan McGuire/Gratisography Ever been stuck in an endless meeting? The kind that makes you want to bang your head against a wall and (even though you ...