NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long.

While puzzles are often seen as solitary activities, International Puzzle Day shines a light on their powerful social side.

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind ...

Many companies from Wall Street to Silicon Valley are now using puzzles and riddles in interviews as a way to gauge the problem-solving abilities of potential candidates. I thought I liked this ...

Gregory Treverton, a national security expert at RAND Corporation, famously distinguished between two types of problems, puzzles and mysteries. He was describing the modern challenges faced by the ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Do you think your dog is a real problem-solving pooch? Well now, there are new tools designed to work those skills. Interactive devices designed to work the canine mind are ...