Jacobs is a journalist and author whose books include Drop Dead Healthy, The Year of Living Biblically, and The Puzzler. He is host of the podcast The Puzzler, and his latest book is THE YEAR OF ...

WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez learned to solve a Rubik's cube from Tyson Mao, one of the co-founders of the World Cube Association. In two weeks, Robbie got his solve time down from 45 minutes with Tyson, ...

For some people, solving a jigsaw puzzle is a relaxing activity, and their preferred way of winding down at the end of the day. For others, it’s a race to the finish. Sure, it’s fun to spend hours ...

Math teachers have stymied students for hundreds of years by sticking goats in strangely shaped fields. Learn why one grazing goat problem has stumped mathematicians for more than a century. If you’ve ...

Answer: A quarter and a nickel. The statement said only one of the coins wasn’t a nickel. Try to solve these math riddles to really give your brain a workout.

Legal tech has come a long way, but the bulk of an intellectual property or patent lawyer’s work today is still done with spreadsheets, word processors, and PDFs. A startup out of Delaware, Solve ...

Get started solving the classic number puzzle with tips from some of the best solvers in the world. By Isaac Aronow Everybody can solve a hard Sudoku. Maybe not right now, maybe not without some ...

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In coaching others, I often discuss problem-solving strategies to help individuals think creatively and consider many options when they are faced with challenging situations. Problem solving 1-2 ...

Blink and you'll miss it: A Purdue University student engineering team has built a robot that can solve a Rubik's cube in one-tenth of a second — faster than the average time it takes to blink an eye.