The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
Why is this happening? Technology educator Avery Swartz told Canadian news outlet CTV News that she thinks women take less risks in the workplace because “statistically, they are more likely to be ...
1 Kunming Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China 2 School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China Objective: The Moving ...
Candidates are frustrated. Employers are overwhelmed. The problem? An untenable pile of applications — many of them generated with the help of A.I. tools. By Sarah Kessler Katie Tanner, a human ...
A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...
Here’s one more thing we owe to the restless mind of Steve Jobs: hyper-efficient, ultra-tough windows for homes. This new kind of window could save American households billions of dollars in wasted ...
California’s black bears are clever, resourceful and opportunistic. They eat anything and everything — fruits, nuts, insects, human food and pet food. They love bird feeders. They poach mountain lion ...
Uber is taking its drivers for a ride. The ride-hailing giant – a major cause of NYC’s gridlocked streets and among the biggest supporters and beneficiaries of Gov. Hochul’s congestion-pricing scheme ...
Several major retailers in the U.S. use a century-old accounting practice known as “the retail inventory method,” which relies on retail prices to estimate inventory, even though it fails to take full ...