From deciding what to eat for dinner to considering whether it's the right time to buy a house, problem-solving is a large part of our daily lives. It's an important skill that we use to make all ...

In a 2023 report, the U.S Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made the following statement: “Loneliness and isolation represent profound threats to our health and well-being.” This is a succinct summary of ...

A new Carnegie Mellon University neuroimaging study reveals the mental stages people go through as they are solving challenging math problems. Published in Psychological Science, researchers combined ...

Imagine you have a plant that just won’t grow. You consider the various factors that could be causing the plant to struggle – lack of water, inadequate sunlight, insufficient nutrients, suboptimal ...

In today’s competitive job market, employers are actively seeking individuals who possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These two abilities go hand in hand, and together, they ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

Entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often possess a unique ability to see what others don't—the critical bottlenecks hiding in plain sight that create frustration, inefficiency, and lost ...

Rob De La Espriella is the creator of BlueDragon, a problem-solving system used by the US national laboratories and nuclear facilities. United States businesses are silently hemorrhaging trillions of ...

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...

Joey Centofanti's days as a North Salem High School senior are packed with homework, sports and a long list of extracurriculars that sometimes keep him up past midnight. Horace Greeley High School ...

There is no doubt that mental health stigma still interferes with people’s interest and ability to seek care, but thanks to public advocacy in recent years, the conversation around mental health ...