Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off ...

Problem solving is a fantastic way to put your knowledge into practise. Word problems can sometimes seem scary and more like a comprehension question in English. However, once you have your ...

A seemingly straightforward math problem aimed at 5th-grade students has left many adults confused after it appeared on the social media platform Reddit. The task is to determine the total number ...

Solar panels are generally quite reliable. Many owners don't experience technical faults in over a decade of ownership. Nearly seven in 10 owners had had no problems with their solar panels in our ...

One type of conflict is the agency problem, which involves both a company's agents and its principals. Read on to find out more about the basics of the agency problem and two of the most famous ...

A mom has shared her frustration after her child came home from school with a math problem so perplexing she feels it's ...

BBC Breakfast took an awkward turn when one guest was scolded for using a 'problem' word. During the latest instalment, hosted by Charlie Stayt and Nina Warhurst, the duo tasked poet, Laura Mucha ...

With so many options for issues from hardware and internet, to server issues from Netflix's side, it can be maddening trying to figure out what is causing the problem. Instead of stressing ...

Scientists are problem solvers. They devise ways to tap new resources for building electric vehicles and to track stealth movements of environmental contaminants. Scientists are also detectives.

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use ...

Researchers took the problem seriously, employing sophisticated methods like YouGov’s synthetic sampling and matching or the statistical modeling behind the Xbox poll. The arcane details of ...

Tesla is recalling 27,185 Cybertruck vehicles because of visibility problems with their rearview camera. It is the fifth recall for the stainless steel electric pickup truck since it first hit the ...