The little things that refugees need when they’re fleeing war that ‘nobody thinks about’

Oksana Tashkinova, who fled the war in Ukraine, collaborated with other scholars to examine the challenges refugees face in ...
Wall Street Journal

A Famous Math Problem Stumped Humans for 80 Years. AI Just Cracked It.

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...
The Conversation

An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians

Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found a counterexample to a famous conjecture made by legendary ...
Nature

Combinatorial Optimization Techniques for Knapsack Problems

Combinatorial optimisation for knapsack problems addresses the challenge of selecting discrete items to maximise value under capacity constraints. Such problems are central to resource allocation, ...
Time

8 Signs You’re the Problem in Your Arguments

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International Rescue Committee

My Invisible Knapsack Worksheet

This IRC resource helps educators and students to celebrate the many identities that make us who we are and explore the concept of intersectionality. This resource is based upon the Crenshaw's theory ...
The New York Times

5 Steps to Solve (Almost) Any Problem

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...
Time

Does Sleeping on a Problem Really Work?

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Education Week

The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...
Psychology Today

How to Become a Creative, Everyday Problem-Solver

Creative problem-solving can be an exhilarating experience. You get a triple benefit: the euphoric 'aha' moment of solving a puzzle, the pride of accomplishing a goal, and the deeper self-discovery of ...
The Atlantic

A Knapsack’s Worth of Courage

It is a blessing for this troubled country that the semiquincentennial of its struggle for independence is upon it. Indeed, some notable anniversaries have already slipped by: In September 1774, ...
The New York Times

Why Common Problems Are Often Worse Than We Realize

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