The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

Former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn remains in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital receiving treatment for ...

My graduate studies included learning about constraint-based optimization algorithms (such as linear programming) and ...

The antidote to our increasingly disembodied lives may lie in letting go of our inhibitions and dancing as children do. By Melissa Kirsch How fascinating to read this week about the A.I.-generated ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Your Algorithm,” which gives you a clearer look at why certain Reels appear on your feed and lets you adjust those recommendations instantly. If your ...

Netflix Animation Studios has announced its next original animated feature, Steps, which will hit the platform in 2026. Directed by Alyce Tzue, a Student Academy Award gold medalist (Soar), and John ...

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Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Story of two young people who belong to different worlds. It is the chronicle of a love improbable, almost impossible but inevitable dragging in a frantic journey they discover the first great love.