Matchstick puzzles are popular because they combine logic and visual reasoning. Solving such puzzles can help improve focus, reasoning skills, and attention to detail when practiced regularly.

A simple math puzzle has caused a flurry of controversy among math afficionados on the internet over the correct way to find the answer. The brain-teaser, which has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter), ...

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In 1974, a geneticist named Marsha Jean Falco devised an ingenious research tool to help determine whether epilepsy in dogs was an inherited trait. She drew a series of symbols on index cards, where ...

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Montgomery Blair High School student Rishik Shenolikar turned a small pandemic tutoring effort into Potomac PiRates Inc., a ...

Playing with arithmetic can lead us to unexpected and profound discoveries that point toward deeper mathematics and sometimes even deeper science. We solved our last Insights puzzle by performing some ...

In the April Insights puzzle, I tried to guide readers down a path that might be best described as “experimental mathematics.” The goal was to rediscover two constants by iterating simple arithmetic ...

A seemingly easy math puzzle making the rounds on the internet has left people scratching their heads as it requires some clever thinking. The brainteaser, that was shared on X this week by user ...

This apparently simple puzzle has proved to be a genuine brain-bender. Even the most basic of mental challenges can deliver significant benefits for our cognitive wellbeing, helping to stave off ...