In Spring 2025, we — Lilly Fang, Lester Mackey and our two children — noticed that something odd was happening to our family.

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AI is powerful. But it will not solve bad data or broken processes. In fact, it can magnify errors with great confidence.

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Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

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In biotech, the biggest delays and costs don’t come from science but from communication breakdowns between technical and business teams.

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The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat. Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Some bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, a ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future? Credit...Illustrations by Yoshi ...

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...

Contrary to their name, bumblebees are no bumbling oafs. A new study published in Science on Thursday found that these bees utilized tools to solve complex problems to win a sugary treat, even if they ...