Emma R. Hasson is Scientific American’s Games ace and a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at the City University of New York ...

We've seen dream engineering in blockbuster movies like Christopher Nolan's Inception, and a new study shows that the science-fiction-style idea may be much closer to science fact than we realized. A ...

A functioning Gizmo would never lie and call a good Gizmo broken, so if one declares the other to be malfunctioning, they can’t both be good. Either one of the two Gizmos is functioning and correctly ...

Math puzzles test readers' critical thinking skills by challenging them to solve problems. Math puzzles can boost analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. A brain teaser challenge typically ...

Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons — sometimes referred to as “trash pandas” — are ...

Sleeping on a challenge may actually work as scientists find dreams can help your brain rethink and solve tough problems overnight.