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, ...

Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

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 ...

The Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints are two vessels sailing in opposite directions. After Buffalo's 12-point win last Sunday, it is 4-0 and a Super Bowl contender in the AFC. The Saints are 0-4 ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Australia to recognize Palestinian statehood, Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x The busy box that is your brain is hard at work all day long—and it ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward operation: One of the first ...

There may be some value in "sleeping on it"—or, at least, in taking a deep power nap for 20 minutes—when it comes to problem solving, as it may lead you to a "eureka" moment. This is the conclusion of ...

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward ...

Problem-solving is becoming more and more seen as an important skill for college students to learn to build metacognitive skills, critical thought, and the ability to learn on their own. Even though ...