Women share amusing stories of men trying to explain things that they already know and making complete fools out themselves, sadly, without even realising it.

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, ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming how we cure disease, defend nations, and deliver goods. But the same technology driving this surge of innovation is also testing the limits of the system that ...

Pace is focused on teaching students how to solve problems. (Photo by: GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Across the country, a familiar challenge is emerging: the workforce isn’t ...

If he’s smart, he’s safe with your heart. What brainiacs lack in swag — think “Steve Urkel,” of 1990s TV nerd fame, wearing goofy glasses and silly suspenders — they abound in stellar boyfriend ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

After three tumultuous years, President Michael Schill would be “stepping down,” we learned in early September. Interim President Henry Bienen, previously NU president from 1995 to 2009, left ...

When I first started working with multi-agent collaboration (MAC) systems, they felt like something out of science fiction. It’s a group of autonomous digital entities that negotiate, share context, ...

In the weeks since the October 8 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, establishing and maintaining security in Gaza has become a crucial test. Already in the days after the deal was announced, Hamas ...

Meditate on this Zen Buddhist koan (a paradox used to train Zen Buddhist monks) long enough, promises neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin at the start of his book, and the origins of mind, and perhaps ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

For years, John Alle complained to Los Angeles officials about homelessness. Now, fed up, he’s trying to make a dent in the problem on his own. For years, John Alle complained to Los Angeles officials ...