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 ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, aid organizations worldwide struggled to identify vulnerable households quickly and fairly. Many people who needed help were left behind.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly prevalent, integrated into phone apps, search engines and social media platforms ...

Nearly a decade has passed since Safiya Noble googled "Black girls" and found the search results were mostly pornographic - a ...

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...

There is something to be said for inactivity — in the terms of just refusing to play — being almost as bad for you, in some cases, as if you were actually injured. In recent memory, players who have ...

Ravichandran Ashwin has echoed Virat Kohli's 2019 call for standard Test centres in India, emphasizing player familiarity and consistent pitch conditions over crowd attendance. Ashwin argued that ...

The speculative fever has spread well beyond Wall Street's comfort zone. Ramaco Resources Inc (NASDAQ:METC) and Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO) — the latter a nuclear startup — are being swept into the same rare ...

Shildt’s retirement and recent player incidents put MLB’s fan abuse in sharp focus. MLB figures face abuse: Shildt retired after threats; Yesavage, Schlittler targeted, families harassed. Online ...