Watch as a frustrating math problem inspires a creative journey from paper to precision engineering. See how a simple multiplication error sparks the design of a mechanical DIY calculator, beautifully ...

When I was 9, my family got a new computer. It was better than our old computer in every way save one: It couldn’t run my favorite racing game. What’s the point of a fancy new computer, I remember ...

This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?

MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat ...

Being a “10x engineer” isn’t about shipping more code — it’s about helping everyone around you ship better, faster and with fewer fires.

Like math? Like puzzles? Then meet Bojagi, a game created by David Radcliffe (@daveinstpaul). It looks simple enough. A grid has a few numbers in it. The goal is to draw a rectangle around each number ...