WHEN we were 16 years old, my friend Karen and I were interviewed for an educational video. With our hair thick with styling mousse, pale blue eyeliner and misplaced teen swagger, we explained why we ...

Consider the following scenario: a student comes to the office hour to ask questions about a physics homework problem they struggled with. The instructor smiles and says, “this problem is trivial”.

Using artificial intelligence, physicists have compressed a daunting quantum problem that until now required 100,000 equations into a bite-size task of as few as four equations—all without sacrificing ...

The namesake behind Netflix's new sci-fi series is an unsolvable physics problem that has baffled scientists for centuries. Paul Sutter breaks down the real three-body problem — and why nobody can ...

Understanding how students learn is crucial for helping them succeed. We examined brain function in 107 undergraduate students during a task known to be challenging for many students—physics problem ...