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What's the Hardest Math Problem in the World? Try These 9
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Mathematics is filled with complex challenges, but the hardest math problem in the world isn’t just a difficult question on a school test: It’s one that defies centuries of logic, calculation, and creativity.
How Six Sigma Works
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Six Sigma is a business optimization process developed by Motorola quality engineer Bill Smith. Learn how six sigma works and how it was developed.
Is There a Scientific Strategy for Finding a Good Parking Spot?
HowStuffWorks talks with some scientists to find out whether to drive around until you find a close parking spot or take the first thing you see.
Physicists Make a Splash With a Urinal That Doesn't
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Splish-splash is not the sound you want to hear when you're standing in front of a urinal. A new design is being touted as the answer to the splashless pee.
Bayes' Theorem Helps Us Nail Down Probabilities
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Bayes' theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. Sounds intimidating, but we'll walk you through it.
Strategies for How to Win Wordle
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Addicted to Wordle like everybody else? Then you need these strategies for what words are best for your first guess. But there's a catch. Isn't there always?
How Numerology Works
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Numerology says everything in the world is dependent upon the mystical properties of numbers. But critics aren't so sure.
The Secrets and Science Behind Starling Murmurations
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Starlings are short and thick, with dark feathers and long, pointy bills. Collectively, however, they transform into something else entirely.
What Is an Algorithm?
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When you use programming to tell a computer what to do, you also get to choose how it's going to do it. So, what is an algorithm? It's the basic technique used to get the job done.
Why the Inside of a Tornado Gets Super Cold, Leaves You Gasping for Air
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Researchers from Montreal's Concordia University have figured out why the air inside a tornado vortex is cooler and less dense than the surrounding air.