Michael Barone’s column on April 24 about the decline of unions, while correctly citing decline, I believe, had a tone that was dismissive and misleading. Barone chooses the words “pocket ...

We face problems every day, whether complex or frustratingly simple. When I visit my grocery store to buy yogurt, I face what seems like hundreds of options to satisfy my shopping list.

Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected ...

Facing complex problems can often be daunting at first, and many people don’t even know how to start. Solving these kinds of challenges can be made easier by following certain steps, and learning how ...

Applied mathematicians use math to model real-world situations. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images. In my job as an applied mathematician, I use mathematical tools to study and solve complex ...

Key Points Analytical modeling is a mathematical approach to problem-solving. It provides a mathematical structure to make data-based decisions. Skilled practitioners can leverage results across all ...

It sounds simple enough. “You can go to primary school and tell [it to] children,” said Christoph Haase, a computer scientist at the University of Oxford. “People will think, ‘That must be easy.’” But ...

Many health and mental health problems defy easy solutions. But some quick fixes are so simple and effective that they can lead to amazing progress. In fact, they make me want to slap my forehead ...