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As the world observes World Youth Skills Day, the occasion serves as a timely reminder of the critical role that skills play ...

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A decade after uncovering a mysterious mathematical relationship in the physics of "jamming," Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi ...

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To coincide with this year's Reith Lectures, entitled the Triumph of Technology, You and Yours asked what has been the most significant technological innovation since 1800. From the hundreds of ...