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Science Is Full of Errors. Bounty Hunters Are Here to Find Them

In 2010, two famous economists, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, released a paper confirming what many fiscally...

Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong

In 1996 the United States hit peak potato. Americans were eating 64 pounds of the vegetables each...

How to Take the Perfect Soccer Penalty

The penalty was invented in England on February 14, 1891. It was the last minute of an...

Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing

Rising sea levels, biodiversity collapse, extreme weather—these are the grisly horsemen of climate apocalypse. But don’t forget...

Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Moore’s law is already pretty fast. It holds...

How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.As flowers bloom and temperatures climb,...

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia

This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.A new video...

The 2024 US Open Is Designed to Thwart Golf’s Big Hitters

Ever since Tiger Woods and his soaring drives burst onto the scene in 1997, golfers have been...

The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined

The Ocean Sciences Building at the University of Washington in Seattle is a brightly modern, four-story structure,...

How Game Theory Can Make AI More Reliable

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Imagine you had a friend who gave different...

The Science of Having a Great Conversation

If you’ve ever spoken to someone and later felt that you would have better spent your time...

With So Much Bird Flu Around, Are Eggs, Chicken, and Milk Still Safe to Consume?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.Recent outbreaks of bird flu—in US...
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