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Beaker Ball Balance Problem

Adults Problem-Solving
This problem has made the rounds on the internet but I felt it deserved a treatment like this.

How to Pack a Suitcase Efficiently

Adults Problem-Solving
How to pack a suitcase. Top tips and life hacks to make packing a suitcase as quick and efficient as possible. Solve common travel problems and learn new packing solutions.

How to Cut Rope in an Emergency

Adults Problem-Solving
How to cut string or rope if you haven't got a knife or a pair of scissors. Great life hack trick to help you in an emergency. Cut rope with string!

How to Fold a Shirt in Under 2 Seconds

Adults Problem-Solving
How to fold a shirt under 2 seconds. This step by step guide shows you how to fold a shirt very quickly. Works on all short sleeved tops including t-shirts and polo shirts. Great tutorial and easy to learn.

Are Video Games the future of Education?

Adults Problem-Solving
Imagine a school where playing video games is encouraged during classes and may even replace exams. A new educational programme uses SimCity to test children on vital problem-solving skills.

How art can help you analyze

Adults Problem-Solving
Can art save lives? Not exactly, but our most prized professionals (doctors, nurses, police officers) can learn real world skills through art analysis. Studying art like Rene Magritte's Time Transfixed can enhance communication and analytical skills, with an emphasis on both the seen and unseen. Amy E. Herman explains why art historical training can prepare you for real world investigation.

Train rescue: Commuters use people power to free man trapped

Adults Problem-Solving
Scores of passengers, together with staff at Stirling station, managed to tilt the carriage so the man could free his leg which was wedged in the gap. The man was boarding a Perth-bound train at about 8:50am when he slipped and became stuck.

Can You Solve This?

Adults Problem-Solving
How do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek to confirm your theory - looking for white swans? Or do you try to find black swans? I was startled at how hard it was for people to investigate number sets that didn't follow their hypotheses, even when their method wasn't getting them anywhere.

Time Travel

Adults Problem-Solving
3 Simple Ways to Time Travel (& 3 Complicated Ones)

World's Roundest Object

Adults Problem-Solving
The world's roundest object helps solve the longest running problem in measurement -- how to define the kilogram.