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The $100 Million Bot Heist

The story of the world’s most-wanted cybercriminal.

November 28, 2018

The Present Phase of Stagnation in the Foundations of Physics Is Not Normal

The problem is loads of wrong predictions from theoretical physicists.

November 21, 2018

Herbicide Is What’s for Dinner

How the biggest farming practice you’ve never heard of is changing your food.

November 20, 2018

An Rx for Doctors

A new psychology of control.

November 20, 2018

Brainwaves Encode the Grammar of Human Language

The relative timing of brainwaves encodes the structure of a sentence.

The Problem with Scientific Credit

Our algorithm said a courtesy driver should have won the Nobel Prize.

We Are All Bewildered Machines

Bewilderment is the antidote to scientific reductionism.

November 9, 2018

New Proof Shows Infinite Curves Come in Two Types

Alexander Smith’s work on the Goldfeld conjecture reveals fundamental characteristics of elliptic curves.

November 9, 2018

Pregnancy Changes Perception of Odors and Tastes

Receptor modifies how mated fruit flies perceive polyamines.