Quantum advantage refers to the point at which a quantum computer solves a clearly defined task faster or more efficiently than any classical computer—or makes it solvable in the first place. For many ...

Climate research requires environmental science, but climate action also involves economics, technology, public policy, design and collective decision-making. The questions are connected even when the ...

In his 1927 paper, "A law of comparative judgment," the American psychologist L. L. Thurstone proposed that when people ...

At a convening for the Schmidt Sciences AI2050 program, I saw how academic researchers are facing up to the challenges of the AI era.

Sam Altman says the singularity is here and will be ‘hugely positive, awesome for the world.’ So what is the singularity, and ...

Neurotechnology is advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.

Peer review became universal almost accidentally, as a way to solve a branding problem. In the 1970s, the US economy was ...

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science ...

This year has left mathematicians reeling as AI models are increasingly solving seemingly intractable maths problems. Terence ...

Before enrolling real patients, clinical trials can be “test-flown” on a computer, running thousands of virtual versions to assess how reliable, ...

Neurologists often use EEGs to help diagnose epilepsy, but routine recordings offer only about a 20-minute snapshot of brain activity. Without a seizure captured during that window, clinicians must ...