This simple but powerful trick can completely change how you approach problems, saving time and reducing confusion. Learn the clear method behind it, why it works so well, and how to apply it across ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Nov. 5 (UPI) --Not only have Americans fallen prey to pursuing a seemingly simple answer to a complicated and complex problem, but they also have badly failed. Venezuela is the current poster child ...

PHILADELPHIA – Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo are in lockstep when it comes to the idea that Philadelphia’s embattled offense is predictable, pointing the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

If I ever encounter device issues in Windows, say to my keyboard, printer, Bluetooth, USB, or audio playback I use the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) which can run diagnostic packs to ...

We’d all like to be innovative, but few people have creativity switches they can turn on at will. (I definitely don’t.) We’re a lot better at convergent thinking, using knowledge and experience to ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...

This repository provides MATLAB code to solve a rank-order assignment problem, matching N doctors with K hospitals based on doctor preferences. The implementation uses the Hungarian algorithm (see ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...