Problem-solving is an essential life skill that involves identifying, analyzing, and resolving challenges effectively. Have you ever found yourself staring at a problem, feeling like you’re trying to ...

This psychology-based problem-solving quiz reveals whether you solve problems through logical analysis, gut instinct, emotional intelligence or strategic manipulation.

Good puzzlers don’t fall in love with their hypotheses. They keep their beliefs provisional, open to new evidence. They embrace the eraser and delete key. A. J. Jacobs is an editor for Esquire. As a ...

Every day we encounter personal challenges we can’t bring to the office. Whether treading water in our own emotional or financial predicament, navigating a loved one’s ill health, or going back and ...

New research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides evidence that a specific mental exercise ...

Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.

Mathematicians from across East Texas gathered at SFA on Tuesday to test their mental prowess against specially devised problems on bisection algorithms by Dr. Jeremy Becnel, associate professor math ...

So, you’re about to drive to the airport for an important trip, and damn, your tire is absolutely flat. Big problem. You mentally scramble; you’re sure you’re not going to make your flight. Panic sets ...

Even the best math teachers have had students who ace the chapter tests just to go on and struggle with that same content on the final exam—or students who have a hard time grasping more advanced ...

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