These are some interesting articles i've found that discuss math in a real world way (as well as problem solving)
Do you like to doodle during class? Watch these!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heKK95DAKms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0&feature=youtu.be
How Pixar uses Math!!
Via Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar
Try this and then see if you can figure out the answer. Interesting ideas presented here.
Somewhat related to the above upshot puzzle but came well before. Discussing politics and bias. Nice to read after the above exercise
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/upshot/how-confirmation-bias-can-lead-to-a-spinning-of-wheels.html
Math and Medicine