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A more diverse workforce will produce better solutions in fast-changing markets.
From the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang (and even before) to our dark energy-dominated present, how and when did the Universe grow up?
Making up false information is one of the biggest problems with AI, but there are no silver-bullet solutions.
The secret may lie in an old idiom: “Sleep on it.”
The Fermi paradox (along with the subsequent Drake equation) is so difficult that even brilliant thinkers can make little dent in it.
Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
Exoplanet LP 791-18d is likely to have an atmosphere and liquid water.
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.
Since at least 600 BC, people have been mesmerized by the concept of the infinite.
Equations that describe time travel are fully compatible and consistent with relativity — but physics is not mathematics.
In history, every major technological advance has been used, for good and bad.
The effects are even worse for women.
Explanations for the cosmic speed limit often conflate mass with inertia.
There are at least 15 different types of solid water (ice). Now, scientists believe that there might be a second type of liquid water.
We bring multifaceted selves to our interactions, and in these interactions co-create each other again and again.
“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”
To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
The rewards price to get a free cup of hot coffee at Starbucks is going up.
Not everything that claims to be “scientific” actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
If computers can beat us at chess, maybe they could beat us at math, too.
The very concept of a “problem with no solution” goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.
Philosopher and logician Kurt Gödel upended our understanding of mathematics and truth.
Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” series helped inspire the field of social physics, which uses math to understand crowd behavior.
Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.
We spend much of our early years learning arithmetic and algebra. What’s the use?
Denmark’s 10 Jante Laws are grim, and yet they bring so much happiness.