Srinivasa Ramanujan grew up in southern India with almost no formal education, but his mind never stopped creating mathematics. Using nothing but a single outdated textbook, he taught himself advanced ...

Some problems don’t always wait for parts; they meet a toolbox, a junk drawer, and a brain that refuses to quit. That’s where the best DIY shows up: fast, clever, and just odd enough to work. These ...

A group of math teachers in Tucson, Arizona, came under fire for their Halloween costumes this weekend. The teachers’ bloodied white t-shirts with the phrase “Problem solved” written across the chest ...

This is a story about Chick-fil-A and solving problems—one that seemed pretty tough to tackle. It started when Chick-fil-A announced plans last year to open its first restaurant in Asia. I wondered ...

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 ...

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI. When you purchase ...

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What if the next new mathematical discovery didn’t come from a human mind, but from an AI? Imagine a machine not just crunching numbers but proposing original solutions to problems that have baffled ...

As AI automates more knowledge work, the organizations that thrive will be those that master human relationships. Matrix organizations present well-known challenges: difficulty influencing across ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

Too many companies launch new products or services without a process for deeply understanding what their customers truly need. They make assumptions, rely on limited feedback, or develop ideas based ...