Any task that tests your mental muscles is a step in the right direction when improving your problem-solving skills. While ...

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 ...

Almost weekly a friend or an acquaintance asks me, “I want to learn to code; which language should I start with?” More or less bi-weekly I get a DM on LinkedIn starting with, “My son should start ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, being able to solve problems efficiently and effectively is a critical skill. For ambitious and skilled job seekers and employees on a six-figure career ...

A team of computer scientists has come up with a dramatically faster algorithm for one of the oldest problems in computer science: maximum flow. The problem asks how much material can flow through a ...