The most maddening homework in kindergarten history
Answer this correctly and move to the head of the (kindergarten) class.
3 days ago
Education
5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your kid’s college application
The coronavirus pandemic has intensified college application anxiety.
September 16, 2020
Only 50% of people at Harvard could correctly answer this question
Today's math problem looks simple, but a lot of people get tripped up. Can you figure it out? Sharpen your pencils and let's get to work.
September 14, 2020
Which way is the bus going? Kids do better on this one than adults
According to the National Geographic program Brain Games, 80% of kids under 10 could answer the problem almost immediately.
September 11, 2020
Can you solve this math problem that’s gone viral?
There are two possible answers, and almost nobody figures out the second one.
September 8, 2020
Self-proclaimed ‘experts’ more likely to fall for made-up facts, study finds
Many people may actually stop learning about a subject when they start to consider themselves experts.
September 6, 2020
This first grade math problem stumped most adults
Are you smarter than a first grader?
September 4, 2020
For kids with special needs, online schooling divides haves and have-nots
As children head back to school online, the disparities that plague education are growing wider.
August 31, 2020
Name the next five numbers in this sequence
We've given you five numbers: 8, 5, 4, 9 and 1. Now you give us the next five.
August 24, 2020
Things you might be doing wrong when making eggs
Tips to help you enjoy the perfect egg every time.
August 19, 2020
A time capsule buried by Paul Revere and Sam Adams was discovered in Boston 220 years later
Let's take a look inside.
August 13, 2020
Let’s watch a red-hot nickel ball burn through ice
More satisfying than you'd expect.
August 12, 2020
Can you solve this seemingly impossible riddle?
If Teresa's daughter is my daughter's mother, what am I to Teresa?
August 11, 2020
5 lessons kids today need to learn the hard way
Life isn't always rainbows and sunshine — and in some cases, it's OK for kids to experience that for themselves.
August 10, 2020
Watch what happens when you pour molten aluminum into a watermelon
It's more art than science.
August 9, 2020
What’s inside the deepest hole in the world?
Here's what scientists found after digging for over two decades.
August 7, 2020
This second grade math problem stumped adults across the internet
Now that we're a nation of homeschoolers, let's test ourselves.
August 7, 2020
Escalator etiquette: Should you stand or walk for an efficient ride?
One surprising change would help everyone get to their destination faster.
August 6, 2020