People love a whodunnit, and whether it’s true crime or fiction, there is something special about curling up with a book that allows you to escape from whatever is going on outside – weatherwise or ...

In the study, 299 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 33 were asked to solve a series of compound remote associates (CRA) problems, a standard test of creative problem-solving in which ...

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 ...

When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult scientific problem, it's tempting to credit the sharpest individual in the ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable of almost anything. Jo excels at intuitive problem-solving. Over her life, ...

In “The Butterfly Thief,” Walter Marsh tells the story of a notorious crime and its eccentric perpetrator. By Sam Kean Sam Kean is the author of seven books, including “Dinner With King Tut,” “The ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...

Meditate on this Zen Buddhist koan (a paradox used to train Zen Buddhist monks) long enough, promises neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin at the start of his book, and the origins of mind, and perhaps ...

Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha mocked former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the “hard” accomplishment of selling just over 20,000 copies of her book, Independent, on ...

First, she said, she received an email from one of her daughter's teachers asking for students to return their library books and saying the library would be closed indefinitely. Around the same time, ...

The ACLU sued the administration in April on behalf of six military families, alleging that book bans and curriculum changes at schools for military children were unconstitutional. The changes ...