Gates revealed his problem-solving technique in a blog post titled “The Buzz Stops Here” in 2020. He said that he has been using the same method since his teenage years, and it has helped him tackle ...

San Diego students learn specific problem-solving strategies while completing fun, team-based challenges during a summer course at UC San Diego. More than 5,300 high school students in the San Diego ...

What if the toughest problems humanity faces—those that stump our brightest minds and stretch the limits of human ingenuity—could be tackled by a single, purpose-built system? Enter Gemini Deep Think, ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

This book uses MySQL challenges as case studies to explore problem analysis and resolution strategies. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation for logical reasoning, data structures, algorithms, and ...

As communities grapple with the real-time impacts of complex, increasingly divisive problems—from climate change to economic policy—identifying solutions to these thorny issues requires a ...

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organizations that thrive are those that systematically address challenges before they become crises. Implementing a Proactive Problem-Solving culture ...

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 ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Complex organizational problems and chaos are silent killers of productivity and innovation. In today’s fractured work environment, they are more prevalent than ever. Political transitions, ...