problem-solving
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The study, "Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep" was published in the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness on Feb. 5.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026
As frontier models, the technology capable of large-scale problem-solving, became widely available starting in 2022 as ChatGPT, adoption occurred at an unprecedented pace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
The scans showed connectivity patterns for spatial reasoning and problem-solving that look more like what you’d find in monkeys than in mice.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
A few days ago, Guterres told the UN General Assembly that "1945 problem-solving" wouldn't solve 2026 problems, referring to the organisation's founding structure.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
From the time I was little, my parents had trained me to be an extreme problem-solver—like a problem-solving ninja.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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