Math is not everyone’s favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there’s no ...

Blizzards are a real-life example of what game theorists call the “snowdrift problem,” a cousin of the prisoner’s dilemma ...

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math ...

You have a sharp brain if you can solve this math puzzle. Test your problem-solving skills and intelligence now! Math puzzles test readers' critical thinking skills by challenging them to solve ...

Math puzzles are a good way to test your critical thinking skills. Math puzzles can boost analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. In today’s math puzzle challenge, you need to find the missing ...

Here’s a fairly recent twist on an old type of logic puzzle. A logician vacationing in the South Pacific finds himself on an island inhabited by the two proverbial groups of liars and truth-tellers.

Every few months, a math problem goes viral on social media. Disappointingly often, it lacks mathematical meat. It seems over half of them boil down to the order of operations. Some tweet will get ...

Are you among the top 15% of brainiacs in the country who can solve this math problem? Brainteasers and puzzles are an excellent way to keep your mind as healthy as the rest of your body. They can ...

This month, we visit a trendy (but fictional) spa with an unusual feature: hot mud beds. You lay a plastic sheet on the mud. Then you lay your body upon the sheet. Without any direct contact between ...