Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

I’m a new principal investigator (PI) with my own laboratory at a prestigious university. The PhD students who make it into our programme have already achieved a lot academically. But, sometimes, that ...

When solving a puzzle, the answer could lie in your dreams. In a study of lucid dreamers, playing soundtracks linked with unsolved puzzles helped the sleepers solve the problems the next day, ...

When she was in her 40s, Jenny Teeters had a serious drinking problem that she hid behind her professional success. At one point, she managed a high-six-figure tech job, raised two teen girls, ...

Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey published a creative NBA article on Monday entitled, "1 Trade Every NBA Team Wishes It Could Make Right Now". When it came to the Boston Celtics, Bailey imagined Boston ...

Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer. When she’s asleep and immersed in a dream, she knows that she is, in fact, dreaming. One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is ...

Sky-high production costs and waning audiences are pushing hosts off the dial. Video podcasts may be the final blow to the format. By Alex Weprin, Caitlin Huston, Katie Kilkenny 'The Kelly Clarkson ...

The findings, published in Personality and Individual Differences, show that people with strong ADHD symptoms, such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity that can impair some aspects of daily ...