Education
What your blood type can tell you about your health
Research suggests that blood type could increase your risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's and more.
March 28, 2021
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.
March 28, 2021
Can you spot the cat hiding in this bathroom?
It makes me a little uneasy to think a cat could be this close to me and I wouldn't know it.
February 7, 2021
Can you solve this viral math problem? (Hint: it’s not 9)
Only 60% of 20-somethings got it right, down from 90% in the 1980s.
October 31, 2020
This second grade math problem stumped adults across the internet
Can you solve it?
October 16, 2020
The most maddening homework in kindergarten history
Answer this correctly and move to the head of the (kindergarten) class.
September 21, 2020
If your college closes for good, what happens to your debt?
You've got two options.
September 18, 2020
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
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