How Number Systems Shape Our Thinking

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

Forget AGI—Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules

On Thursday evening, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT has started following custom instructions to avoid using em-dashes. “Small-but-happy win: If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes ...
University of Nevada, Reno

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.
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One-woman performance brings 1723 letter from enslaved Caribbean woman to life in Anglican church

An evocative new play charting the deep involvement of the Anglican church in chattel slavery is set to tread the boards with ...