Gregory Treverton, a national security expert at RAND Corporation, famously distinguished between two types of problems, puzzles and mysteries. He was describing the modern challenges faced by the ...

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

Many companies from Wall Street to Silicon Valley are now using puzzles and riddles in interviews as a way to gauge the problem-solving abilities of potential candidates. I thought I liked this ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Do you think your dog is a real problem-solving pooch? Well now, there are new tools designed to work those skills. One toy, like the automatic ball launcher, trains dogs to play ...

An overwhelming number of subjects woke up remembering dreams in which they were trying to crack puzzles that they hadn’t been able to solve before they dozed off. Even more amazingly, they were more ...

Security pros tackle tough problems every day, from breach investigations to niche technical issues to strategy and policy development. The key to maintaining and improving these critical ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When 2D puzzles are no longer exciting, 3D brain teasers are the way. These handheld puzzles require ...