Can a cluster of lab-grown neurons learn something useful without a body, senses, or anything like everyday experience? Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz say it can, at least for ...

Leaders often fall into the ‘fixer trap,’ solving problems instead of developing their teams. This piece shows how stepping back builds independent thinkers, strengthens trust and scales leadership ...

Despite his friendly relationship with Doocy, Trump was unhappy with the question at the sports event. “That’s an easy problem compared to what we’re doing here,” he answered before criticizing Doocy.

Over the past couple of months, several researchers have begun making the same provocative claim: They used generative-AI tools to solve a previously unanswered math problem. The most extreme promises ...

The Tar Heels men’s basketball team is dealing with injuries to star players, while the school has administration chaos to deal with before deciding on the head coach’s future. There are few buzzwords ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

Postpartum issues such as urinary incontinence and loss of libido may not be the first topics brought up in group meetings with new moms, but rest assured, they are very common. Even if it feels ...

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence. Save this story Save this story Even the smartest artificial intelligence ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

Quantum computers can outperform even the best classical supercomputers thanks to quantum entanglement and superposition, but even they can’t solve some problems. A new preprint study shows how ...