Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how ...

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It’s unreasonable to expect professors to hit hurdle after hurdle and still stay in the race. Institutions are going to have to clear some obstacles.

These three stocks cover the essential layers of AI infrastructure. Nvidia dominates training and high-performance inference. Microsoft delivers enterprise deployment and platform scale. AMD provides ...

Researchers have used metamathematical techniques to show that certain theorems that look superficially distinct are in fact ...

After this week’s episode of Pluribus, I actually have two theories to explore. The first is this: The Paraguayan we meet at the beginning of the episode is not immune from the hivemind, like Carol ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Credit: ESO/ DSS2 (D. De Martin); DES (S.E. Koposov), composition: AIP ( M. P. Júlio). A new international study has provided one of the clearest signs yet that dark matter—not a change in gravity—is ...

America’s grand strategy is in turmoil. Over the past decade, power shifts, territorial disputes, and the faltering of international institutions have fueled an increasingly heated debate about what ...

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Every day, physicians and therapists work to keep their patients safe. Medical rumors, misinformation, and an online web of disreputable sources aren’t making their jobs any easier. As anyone who has ...