Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don't have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable ...

Apple's visionary founder Steve Jobs is said to be hooked on to the idea that everyone should be able to own a home computer.

Meta's work made headlines and raised a possibility once considered pure fantasy: that AI could soon outperform the world's best mathematicians by cracking math's marquee "unsolvable" problems en ...

Jake and Alma had yet another argument about money—budgets, who was spending what—but, like the others, it led to nowhere productive. But for other couples, it might not be about money but sex, or ...

We are moving from a world of institutional dependency to one of personal responsibility. The question is no longer, “What can we do for people?” but, “How can we equip people to do more for ...

Middle East peace, climate change, Ukraine — if Sisyphus were assigned one of today’s global problems, he’d plead to be returned to rock rolling. So let’s focus for a moment on a global challenge that ...

Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The ...

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, ...

You’re trying to solve a big problem. Nothing seems to work. Hold up! Before you waste more time, you should consider a problem-solving framework called “the monkey and the pedestal.” It comes out of ...

Abstract: The study aims at providing insights, by way of a case study, into the effect internal and external factors have on students’ developing problem-solving ability in distance learning. Using ...

There is huge potential for AI to transform our world for the better. From enabling early disease detection and accelerating drug discovery, to addressing critical environmental challenges by ...