In nearly five decades of directing puzzle competitions, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzle master Will Shortz has encountered a cheater only once, at a Sudoku championship in Philadelphia ...

Research shows that combining physical and mental exercise is the best way to keep your brain sharp as you age. And getting in extra steps or even taking up pickleball is a fairly clear-cut way to get ...

Abstract: Dyscalculia, a learning disability affecting ability to interpret and analyze numerical data, presents important challenges in mathematics education. This research discovers the integration ...

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For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details. By Siobhan Roberts Friction is a force that opposes the motion of one object relative to another — and it’s always an important ...

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...

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John Kugelman, of Gainesville, Va., is a software engineer specializing in cybersecurity. This is his 14th crossword for The Times since 2023. One of the things I like about John’s puzzles is the time ...

JavaScript is a sprawling and ever-changing behemoth, and may be the single-most connective piece of web technology. From AI to functional programming, from the client to the server, here are nine ...