Before all the accolades and records, Jaxon Smith-Njigba struggled with a nagging hamstring problem that started back in college and could have derailed his career path. But a simple effort by the ...

Bill Atienza is helping older adults become more comfortable with AI and vibe coding tech. Atienza's startup, Hailo, provided tech support, which later led to AI education for older people. Atienza ...

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A Santa Clara County judge has put the kibosh on a lawsuit by the town of Los Gatos all because of a simple three-letter word. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Helen E. Williams dismissed a ...

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The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...