The thrill of rolling dice, drawing cards, or spinning reels has captivated audiences for centuries. Nowhere is this excitement more concentrated than in casinos, where chance and strategy intersect ...

On 6 October 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the Universe beyond our Solar System. Michel Mayor ...

A Comparison of Strategy and Skill Both poker and chess are deep strategy games with devoted communities, decades of theory, and world-class professionals. Yet they test very different cognitive ...

CISO Conversation with John Flynn, also known as ‘Four’, who has been DeepMind’s VP of security since May 2024.

The seemingly unpredictable, and thereby uncontrollable, dynamics of living organisms have perplexed and fascinated scientists for a long time. While these dynamics can be represented by reaction ...

Many governments and tech companies are investing heavily in quantum technologies. In New Zealand, the recently announced Institute for Advanced Technology is also envisioned to focus on this area of ...

Anytime MLB is set to embark on a new playoff round, CBS Sports makes a point of highlighting one X-factor in each series that could swing the outcome. You may ask yourself: what, precisely, is an ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere: videos of horse backflips, a suspicious “Here’s your 1500-word essay!” line on a student paper and deepfakes causing harm.  But what is the technology ...

Science fiction sometimes uses quantum concepts to make the impossible seem plausible. But real-world developments will likely have profound societal implications.

Markets tempt you to chase winners and hold losers. Knowing your biases can mean the difference between fear and fortune.

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

Quantum versions of Bayes’ rule have been around for decades, but the approach through the minimum change principle had not been tried before. In the new work, a team led by Ge Bai, Francesco Buscemi ...