When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

As a physics major, it feels like I spend the majority of my waking life solving problems. I’ve calculated the amount of water you get from mixing different ratios of steam and ice, the path of ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Artificial Intelligence, or AI, seemed to rocket into wide usage overnight. But area experts say ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one at a time ...

Tanisha* was frustrated. Her boss wanted her to finish a job that any reasonable person would know would take at least a few weeks – but her boss wanted it by the end of the week. Ivar* and his ...

Workplaces need people who are willing to speak up. The key is to do it in a way that positions you as a problem-solver, not just a critic. A senior analyst at a financial firm once shared that she ...