AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.

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The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the ...

The natural complexity of the universe should phase out the possibility of some advanced civilization controlling reality itself, researchers argue.

When I introduced Steven Pinker, it felt like our worldviews couldn't have been more different. Here's why that dissonance was exactly the point.

THE exposition of a mathematical subject in its early stages of development is apt to require a bulky volume; the appearance of this concise treatise, covering so much ground, would consequently ...

It’s become a trendy managerial acronym: VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and a catchall for “Hey, it’s crazy out there!” It’s also misleading: VUCA conflates four ...

On Friday, October 17th, we alerted readers that gold was exhibiting a rare blow-off top, which could trigger a 20% correction. Prices peaked the following Monday and have since fallen back below ...